how to pronounce proscription

/pɹəʊˈskɹɪp.ʃən/

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proscription is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of proscription

noun:

The act of proscribing, or its result.
A prohibition.
A decree or law that prohibits.
Decree of condemnation toward one or more persons, especially in the Roman antiquity.

proscription frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word proscription occurs in english on average 0.2 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 proscription 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 proscription can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;