how to pronounce construction

/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/

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construction is pronounced in three syllables

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kənstɹʌkʃən

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

“… anybody anybody done construction ok you …”

meaning of construction

Construction is the process of building, constructing, or erecting something.

construction frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word construction occurs in english on average 34.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics construction 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 construction can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

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