how to pronounce circumstantial

/ˌsɜː.kəmˈstæn.ʃəl/

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circumstantial is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… they had was circumstantial at best …”

meaning of circumstantial

Circumstantial means related to or based on circumstances.

circumstantial frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word circumstantial 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 circumstantial 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 circumstantial can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;