how to pronounce extension

/ɪkˈstɛn.ʃən/

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extension is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… we need an extension of the 5 vat for …”

meaning of extension

Extension is a long piece of material that is added to a building or other structure.

extension frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word extension occurs in english on average 35.2 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 extension 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 extension can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;