how to pronounce acupuncture

/ˈæk.jə.pʌŋk.tʃəɹ/

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acupuncture is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… but by acupuncture but most served a …”

meaning of acupuncture

Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine that uses thin needles to stimulate the body's energy flow.

acupuncture frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word acupuncture occurs in english on average 1.8 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 acupuncture 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 acupuncture can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;