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Pronouncer

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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 prnntire : pr-, forth; see pro-1 + nntire, to announce (from nntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots).]
pro·nouncea·ble adj.
pro·nouncer n.
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Shivashankar wrote each word on her hand, including the one that won her the competition, "Laodicean," which means lukewarm or indifferent especially in religion or politics, as she spelled it out for the official pronouncer, Jacques Bailly, an American professor of Latin and ancient Greek who is fluent in French and German.
At National Bee, kids vie to be US best speller by AFP / AFP American Edition
Shivashankar wrote each word on her hand, including the one that won her the competition, "Laodicean," which means lukewarm or indifferent especially in religion or politics, as she spelled it out for the official pronouncer, Jacques Bailly, an American professor of Latin and ancient Greek who is fluent in French and German.
At National Bee, kids vie to be US best speller by AFP / AFP Global Edition
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