how to pronounce elective

/iˈlɛk.tɪv/

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elective is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… rebuilding of elective care services at …”

meaning of elective

Elective means chosen by the individual.

elective frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word elective occurs in english on average 2.7 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 elective 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 elective can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;