how to pronounce ostracism
/ˈɔːstɹəˌsɪzəm/
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ostracism is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of ostracism in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… female tools of ostracism and you know …”
meanings of ostracism
noun:
- In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state.
- Temporary exclusion from a community or society.
- Banishment by some general consent.
ostracism frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word ostracism occurs in english on average 0.3 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 ostracism 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 ostracism can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
2) people, society, and culture;
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