how to pronounce actuality

/ˌæktʃuˈæləˌtiː/

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actuality is pronounced in five syllables

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An example use of actuality in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… in the room but in all actuality our why …”

meanings of actuality

noun:

Live reporting on current affairs.
The quality of being actual or factual; fact.
A short early motion picture.
The state of existing; existence.

actuality frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word actuality occurs in english on average 4.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics actuality can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that actuality can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;