how to pronounce congregation

/ˌkɑːŋɡɹəˈɡɛɪʃən/

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congregation is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… banished from his Jewish congregation in …”

meaning of congregation

Congregation is a group of people who come together for a specific purpose.

congregation frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word congregation occurs in english on average 7.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.