how to pronounce countenance
/ˈkaʊn.tən.əns/
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countenance is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of countenance in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… to countenance such a thing neither side …”
meaning of countenance
Countenance means the face or the expression of a person.
countenance frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR
the word countenance occurs in english on average 3.2 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 countenance 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 countenance can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
2) people, society, and culture;
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