how to pronounce precautionary

/pɹɪˈkɔːʃənɛɹiː/

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precautionary is pronounced in five syllables

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

“… if you use the precautionary principle …”

meanings of precautionary

adjective:

Of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution.

noun:

A precaution.

precautionary frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word precautionary occurs in english on average 0.4 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 precautionary 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 precautionary can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;