how to pronounce сокращение

/səkrɐˈɕːenʲɪje/

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сокращение is pronounced in five syllables

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nʲ

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

“… да все это уже даже не сокращение то …”

meanings of сокращение

noun:

Abridgment.
Abbreviation.
Contraction, short form.
Reduction, curtailment.
Downsizing.

сокращение frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word сокращение occurs in russian on average 10.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.