how to pronounce ascension

/əˈsɛnʃən/

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ascension is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… not for ascension right and yet some of …”

meaning of ascension

Ascension is the act of rising up into the sky.

ascension frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word ascension occurs in english on average 3.7 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.