how to pronounce observation

/ˌɒb.zəˈvɛɪ.ʃən/

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observation is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… the date of an observation as April 3rd …”

meaning of observation

Observation is the act of noticing or perceiving something.

observation frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word observation occurs in english on average 28.9 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.

topics observation 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 observation can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;