how to pronounce customary

/ˈkʌstəˌmɛɹiː/

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customary is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… culture is it customary for the oldest …”

meanings of customary

adjective:

In accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage.
Holding or held by custom.

noun:

A book containing laws and usages, or customs; a custumal.

customary frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word customary occurs in english on average 3.1 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 customary 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 customary can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;