how to pronounce contradiction

/ˌkɑːntɹəˈdɪkʃən/

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contradiction is pronounced in four syllables

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video examples of contradiction pronunciation

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

“… that's not a contradiction it's an …”

meaning of contradiction

Contradiction means a statement that is in direct opposition to another statement.

contradiction frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word contradiction occurs in english on average 3.8 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 contradiction 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 contradiction can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;