how to pronounce corrective

/kəˈɹɛk.tɪv/

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corrective is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… no corrective lenses both of these would …”

meanings of corrective

adjective:

Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct.
Qualifying; limiting.

noun:

Something that corrects or counteracts something.
Limitation; restriction.

corrective frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word corrective occurs in english on average 2.4 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 corrective 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 corrective can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;