how to pronounce селение

/sʲɪˈlʲenʲɪje/

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селение is pronounced in four syllables

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sʲ

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lʲ

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nʲ

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An example use of селение in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… такое зачем люди селение загоняет а тут …”

meanings of селение

noun:

Settlement, colony; village, hamlet.

селение frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word селение occurs in russian on average 1.5 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.