supervision

From Latin supervisiō.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsupɚˈvɪʒən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌs(j)uːpəˈvɪʒən/

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• Hyphenation: su‧per‧vi‧sion

supervision (countable and uncountable, plural supervisions)

1. (uncountable) The act or instance of supervising.

   Under his parents' supervision he drilled the holes in the wood.

2. (uncountable) Responsible oversight.

   Do not attempt this without adequate supervision.

3. (countable, Cambridge University) A tutorial session for an individual student or a small group.

• supervise

• IPA^(key): /sy.pɛʁ.vi.zjɔ̃/

supervision f (plural supervisions)

1. supervision

• “supervision”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.