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congestion
What does congestion mean?
congestion (noun): excessive crowding.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use congestion in a sentence?
- Traffic congestion. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce congestion?
/kənˈdʒɛstʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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