how to pronounce révérence

/ʁe.ve.ʁɑ̃s/

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révérence is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of révérence in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… pourvus révérence l'an dernier une api …”

meanings of révérence

noun:

Reverence (deep respect).
Bow (gesture made by bending forward at the waist).

révérence frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word révérence occurs in french on average 2.4 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.