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How to pronounce “lax

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Pronunciation guide for lax

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of lax with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Itamar Mann: A new approach to defending the human rights of migrantsWith my colleagues Violeta Moreno-Lax and Loredana Leo,
Definition summary
(now chiefly UK dialectal, Scotland) A salmon.

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How to pronounce lax

Itamar Mann: A new approach to defending the human rights of migrants

With my colleagues Violeta Moreno-Lax and Loredana Leo,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “lax

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (now chiefly UK dialectal, Scotland) A salmon.
  • [Adjective]
  • Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.
  • Loose; not tight or taut.
  • Lacking care; neglectful, negligent.
  • (mathematics) Describing an associative monoidal functor.
  • (archaic) Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.
  • (linguistics) (of a vowel) Produced with relatively little constriction of the vocal tract.

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