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Meaning of soft c | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/sɒft siː/

Definitions

In many languages, a letter "c" which is not pronounced as a velar stop (/k/, like English "k") but as a sibilant (/s/, like English "s") or an affricative (/tʃ/, like English "ch").

Equivalents

Français c doux

Examples

“In English, the "c" sound in "cent", "central" and "circuit" as distinct from the hard c in "cat" and "cabin".”
“In Italian, the "c" sound in "certo" as distinct from the "c" sound in "caffè".”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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