how to pronounce assertion

/əˈsɜː.ʃən/

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assertion is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… this assertion of constitutional …”

meaning of assertion

Assertion is a statement that is made with confidence and is not open to question.

assertion frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word assertion occurs in english on average 8.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics assertion 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 assertion can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;