how to pronounce decadence

/ˈdɛkədəns/

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decadence is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… a bit more decadence and richness …”

meanings of decadence

noun:

A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay.

decadence frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word decadence occurs in english on average 1.1 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 decadence 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 decadence can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;