how to pronounce defoliation

/ˌdiː.fəʊ.liˈɛɪ.ʃən/

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defoliation is pronounced in five syllables

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dfəʊliɛɪʃən

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meanings of defoliation

noun:

  1. The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem; the falling or shedding of the leaves.

defoliation frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word defoliation occurs in english on average 0.2 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 defoliation 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 defoliation can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;

words with pronunciation similar to defoliation

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