how to pronounce contemplation

/ˌkɒn.təmˈplɛɪ.ʃən/

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contemplation is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… and bowing his hand in contemplation his …”

meanings of contemplation

noun:

The act of contemplating; musing; being highly concentrated in thought.
Holy meditation.
The act of looking forward to a future event.

contemplation frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word contemplation occurs in english on average 3.4 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 contemplation 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 contemplation can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;