how to pronounce destiny

/ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/

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destiny is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… car we sat or saw simply destiny jacket down now …”

meaning of destiny

Destiny is a force that determines the course of events.

destiny frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word destiny occurs in english on average 7.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.