how to pronounce acquiescence

/ˌæk.wiˈɛs.əns/

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acquiescence is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… with the UK's acquiescence during our …”

meanings of acquiescence

noun:

Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.
A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.

acquiescence frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word acquiescence occurs in english on average 1.7 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 acquiescence 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 acquiescence can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;