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pronunciation

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1. pronunciation
2. continental pronunciation
3. Received Pronunciation
4. spelling pronunciation

pro·nun·ci·a·tion

 noun \prə-ˌnən(t)-sē-ˈā-shən also ÷-ˌnau̇n(t)-\

: the way in which a word or name is pronounced

: a particular person's way of pronouncing a word or the words of a language

Full Definition of PRONUNCIATION

:  the act or manner of pronouncing something

— pro·nun·ci·a·tion·al  adjective

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Examples of PRONUNCIATION

1. What is the correct pronunciation of his name?
2. I haven't learned proper pronunciation of French words.

Origin of PRONUNCIATION

Middle English pronunciacion, from Anglo-Frenchpronunciation, from Latin pronuntiation-, pronuntiatio, frompronuntiare

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms

ablaut, allusion, anacoluthon, diacritic, gerund, idiom,infinitive, metaphor, semiotics, simile

Rhymes with PRONUNCIATION

abbreviation, abomination, acceleration, accentuation,accommodation, accreditation, acculturation, accumulation,actualization, adjudicat...

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