how to pronounce reactionary
/ɹiˈæk.ʃən.əɹ.i/
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reactionary is pronounced in five syllables
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An example use of reactionary in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… time reactionary and revolutionary and …”
meanings of reactionary
adjective:
- Of, pertaining to, participating in or inducing a chemical reaction.
- Politically favoring a return to a supposed golden age of the past.
noun:
- One who is very conservative.
- One who is opposed to change.
reactionary frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR
the word reactionary occurs in english on average 3.1 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 reactionary 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 reactionary can be often used in the following areas:
1) people, society, and culture;
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