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pronunciation

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA /pɹəˌnaʊn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

Noun

pronunciation noun

  1. The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.“What is the pronunciation of "hiccough"?”
  2. The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.“His Italian pronunciation is terrible.”
  3. The act of pronouncing or uttering something.

Verb

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Synonyms

voiceaccentconsonantmakingrulingjudgmentdebatedictionaccentuationintonationarticulationenunciationvocalismorthoepyvoicingphrasing

Associated

diphthongpronouncefricativephonemevelarphonemicphonologyphoneticorthographyphonemesspellingsyllable

Rhymes

trepidationindignationexhilarationvenerationelationcondemnationgratificationinclinationaspirationdesolation

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