how to pronounce tonsure

/ˈtɒn.ʃəɹ/

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tonsure is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of tonsure

noun:

A ritual shaving of this kind.
The bald patch resulting from being tonsured.

verb:

To shave the crown of the head as a sign of humility and religious vocation.

tonsure frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word tonsure occurs in english on average 0.3 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 tonsure 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 tonsure can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;