how to pronounce expansion

/ɪksˈpænʃən/

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expansion is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… vocabulary expansion they're seeing a …”

meaning of expansion

Expansion means the act of increasing the size or extent of something.

expansion frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word expansion occurs in english on average 35.9 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.