how to pronounce probation

/pɹəˈbɛɪ.ʃən/

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probation is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… as exhaustion following probation but by …”

meaning of probation

Probation is a period of time during which a person is supervised by a probation officer.

probation frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word probation occurs in english on average 6.7 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.

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

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;