how to pronounce sanctum

/ˈsæŋk.təm/

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sanctum is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… on Queen Victoria's inner sanctum Billy …”

meanings of sanctum

noun:

A place set apart, as with a sanctum sanctorum; a sacred or private place; a private retreat or workroom.

sanctum frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word sanctum occurs in english on average 0.9 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 sanctum 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 sanctum can be often used in the following areas:

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