how to pronounce interdict

/ˈɪntɚˌdɪkt/

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interdict is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… candid camera we would interdict the …”

meanings of interdict

verb:

To forbid (someone) from doing something.
To impede (an enemy); to interrupt or destroy (enemy communications, supply lines etc).
To forbid (an action or thing) by formal or legal sanction.
To exclude (someone or somewhere) from participation in church services; to place under a religious interdict.

noun:

A papal decree prohibiting the administration of the sacraments from a political entity under the power of a single person (e.g., a king or an oligarchy with similar powers). Extreme unction/Anointing of the Sick is excepted.
An injunction.

interdict frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word interdict occurs in english on average 0.1 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 interdict can be related to

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1) business and work;

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3) people, society, and culture;