how to pronounce petition

/petiˈt͡si̯oːn/

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petition is pronounced in three syllables

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oː

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An example use of petition in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… der debatte um diese petition die sie …”

meanings of petition

noun:

Petition (formal, written request made to a parliament or an official person).

petition frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word petition occurs in german on average 5.5 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.