how to pronounce desertion

/dɪˈzɜː.ʃən/

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desertion is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… again wanted for desertion in 1795 he …”

meanings of desertion

noun:

The act of deserting.

desertion frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word desertion occurs in english on average 1.6 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 desertion 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 desertion can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;