how to pronounce deference

/ˈdɛf.əɹ.əns/

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deference is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… of deference blood on this knife now …”

meanings of deference

noun:

The willingness to carry out the wishes of others.
Great respect.

deference frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word deference occurs in english on average 3.1 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 deference 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 deference can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;