how to pronounce capstone

/ˈkæpˌstoʊn/

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capstone is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… the longer and capstone documentary in …”

meanings of capstone

noun:

Any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.
A crowning achievement, culmination or finishing touch.

verb:

To train in the Capstone Military Leadership Program.
To complete as a crowning achievement; to top off.

capstone frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word capstone occurs in english on average 0.6 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 capstone 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 capstone can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;