pro·nounce (pr -nouns )v. pro·nounced, pro·nounc·ing, pro·nounc·es v.tr. 1. a. To use the organs of speech to make heard (a word or speech sound); utter. b. To say clearly, correctly, or in a given manner: learning to pronounce French; pronounced my name wrong. 2. To represent (a word) in phonetic symbols. 3. To declare officially or formally: pronounced the legislature to be in session; was pronounced dead on arrival. v.intr. 1. To say words; speak. 2. To declare one's opinion; make a pronouncement: pronouncing on the issues of the day. [Middle English pronouncen, from Old French prononcier, from Latin pr  n nti re : pr-, forth; see pro-1 + nntire, to announce (from nntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots).]pro·nounce a·ble adj.pro·nounc er n. |
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| Adj. | 1. | pronounceable - capable of being uttered or pronounced; "a pronounceable group of letters" unpronounceable - impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly |
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