how to pronounce veterinary

/ˈvɛtɹəˌnɛɹiː/

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veterinary is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… dad in a small veterinary business that …”

meanings of veterinary

adjective:

Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of animals, especially domestic and farm animals.

noun:

A veterinary surgeon, a veterinarian.

veterinary frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word veterinary occurs in english on average 2 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 veterinary 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 veterinary can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;

2) life, nature, and living environment;