how to pronounce abdication

/ˌæb.dɪˈkɛɪ.ʃən/

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abdication is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of abdication in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… and that word was abdication as king of …”

meanings of abdication

noun:

The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment.
The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power.
The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
The action of being deposed from the seat of power.

abdication frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word abdication occurs in english on average 1.2 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 abdication 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 abdication can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;