how to pronounce pregnancy

/ˈpɹɛɡ.nən.si/

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pregnancy is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… whether the pregnancy is likely to …”

meaning of pregnancy

Pregnancy is the state of being pregnant.

pregnancy frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word pregnancy occurs in english on average 16 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.