supervision

From Latin supervisiō.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌs(j)uːpəˈvɪʒən/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌsupəɹˈvɪʒən/, [ˌsupɚˈvɪʒən]

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌsʉːpəˈvɪʒən/
• 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/
• Hyphenation: su‧per‧vi‧sion

supervision f (plural supervisions)

1. supervision

   Synonym: surveillance

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