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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•nun•ci•a•tion /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] the way in which a sound, word, sentence, etc., is pronounced:making fun of my pronunciation.
the way in which a sound, word, sentence, etc., is to be pronounced in an accepted manner: [uncountable]a study of pronunciation.[countable]Only one of these pronunciations is correct.See -nounce-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•nun•ci•a•tion (prə nun′sē ā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Phoneticsthe act or result of producing the sounds of speech, including articulation, stress, and intonation, often with reference to some standard of correctness or acceptability.
an accepted standard of the sound and stress patterns of a syllable, word, etc.:He said the pronunciation of "curl'' is (kûrl),USA pronunciation not (koil).USA pronunciation - Phoneticsthe conventional patterns of treatment of the sounds of a language:the pronunciation of French.
a phonetic transcription of a given word, sound, etc.:The pronunciation of "pheasant'' is (fez′ənt).USA pronunciation - Latin prōnūntiātiōn- (stem of prōnūntiātiō) delivery (of a speech), equivalent. to prōnūntiāt(us) (past participle of prōnūntiāre to pronounce; see -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
- 1400–50; late Middle English pronunciacion
pro•nun′ci•a′tion•al, pro•nun•ci•a•to•ry (prə nun′sē ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation pro•nun′ci•a′tive, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pronunciation /prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən/ n - the act, instance, or manner of pronouncing sounds
- the supposedly correct manner of pronouncing sounds in a given language
- a phonetic transcription of a word
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