how to pronounce expectancy
/ɪkˈspɛk.tən.si/
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expectancy is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of expectancy in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… such as life expectancy trust illness …”
meanings of expectancy
noun:
- Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.
- Something expected or awaited.
- The state of being expected.
expectancy frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR
the word expectancy occurs in english on average 5.8 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 expectancy 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 expectancy can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
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