how to pronounce predation

/pɹɪˈdɛɪ.ʃən/

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predation is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… there's a smaller risk of predation than …”

meanings of predation

noun:

The preying of one animal on others.
The action of attacking or plundering.

predation frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word predation occurs in english on average 1.5 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 predation 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 predation can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;