how to pronounce prorogation

/pɹəʊ.ɹəˈɡɛɪ.ʃən/

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prorogation is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… houses and to declare the prorogation of …”

meanings of prorogation

noun:

The action of proroguing an assembly, especially a parliament; discontinuance of meetings for a given period of time, without dissolution.
Causing something to last longer or remain in effect longer; prolongation, continuance.
The period of such a discontinuance between two sessions of a legislative body.
Deferral to a later time; postponement.

prorogation frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word prorogation occurs in english on average 0.1 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 prorogation 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 prorogation can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;