how to pronounce depredation

/ˌdɛp.ɹəˈdɛɪ.ʃən/

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depredation is pronounced in four syllables

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meanings of depredation

noun:

A raid or predatory attack.
An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.

depredation frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word depredation occurs in english on average 0.1 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 depredation 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 depredation can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;