Pronunciation

//pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃn̩// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken. countable

    "What is the pronunciation of "hiccough"?"

  2. 2
    the way a word or a language is customarily spoken wordnet
  3. 3
    The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking. uncountable

    "His Italian pronunciation is terrible."

  4. 4
    the manner in which someone utters a word wordnet
  5. 5
    The act of pronouncing or uttering a vocable. countable

    "The second part is the sentence, which is the judge's pronunciation upon a cause depending between two in controversy."

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accentarticulationattackdeliverydialectdiction

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"I still can't get the knack of English pronunciation."

Etymology

From Middle English pronunciacioun, from Middle French prononciation, pronunciation, from Latin prōnūntiātiō, noun of action from perfect passive participle prōnūntiātus, from verb prōnūntiāre (“proclaim”), from prō- (“for”) + nūntiāre (“announce”). Doublet of pronuntiatio.

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