how to pronounce duration

/djʊəˈɹɛɪ.ʃən/

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duration is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… limited duration of the customs union …”

meaning of duration

Duration is the length of time something lasts.

duration frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word duration occurs in english on average 18.4 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 duration 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 duration can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;