how to pronounce controversy
/ˈkɑːntɹəˌvɝsiː/
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controversy is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of controversy in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… i actually started in tax controversy so …”
meaning of controversy
Controversy is a state of disagreement or debate.
controversy frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR
the word controversy occurs in english on average 9.7 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.
topics controversy 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 controversy can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
2) education, science, and technology;
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