how to pronounce departure

/dɪˈpɑː.tʃəɹ/

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departure is pronounced in three syllables

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ɑː

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

“… walk from any departure gate …”

meaning of departure

Departure is the act of leaving a place or position.

departure frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word departure occurs in english on average 23.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics departure 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 departure can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) transport and travel;