how to pronounce dépouillement

/de.puj.mɑ̃/

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dépouillement is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of dépouillement

noun:

Stripping; reduction; cutting; snipping; whittling down (removal, at least in part, e.g. of text); act of getting rid.
Loss; shedding (of leaves from a tree).
Data reduction.
Shedding, disowning (e.g. of personal belongings).
Count; vote count; counting of votes.
Stripping; skinning (removal of skin from an animal).
Robbing, stealing; pinching.
Destitution (state of being without).

dépouillement frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word dépouillement occurs in french on average 2.7 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.