how to pronounce pregnancy

/ˈpɹɛɡnənsiː/

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pregnancy is pronounced in three syllables

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video examples of pregnancy pronunciation

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

“… it's like a home pregnancy test you can …”

meaning of pregnancy

Pregnancy is the state of being pregnant.

pregnancy frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word pregnancy occurs in english on average 32.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.