how to pronounce expectancy

/ɪkˈspɛktənsiː/

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expectancy is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… in terms of life expectancy we know the …”

meanings of expectancy

noun:

Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.
Something expected or awaited.
The state of being expected.

expectancy frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word expectancy occurs in english on average 1.7 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 expectancy 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 expectancy can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;