pronunciation

pro·nun·ci·a·tion  (pr-nns-shn)

n.

1. The act or manner of pronouncing words; utterance of speech.

2. A way of speaking a word, especially a way that is accepted or generally understood.

3. A graphic representation of the way a word is spoken, using phonetic symbols.

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[Middle English, from Old French prononciation, from Latin prnntiti, prnntitin-, from prnntitus, past participle of prnntire, to pronounce; see pronounce.]

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pro·nunci·ation·al adj.

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pronunciation

Noun

1. the recognized way to pronounce sounds in a given language

2. the way in which someone pronounces words

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Pronunciation

See also language; speech

cacoepy

the habit of unacceptable or bad pronunciation.

cacology

1. a defectively produced speech.
2. socially unacceptable enunciation.
3. nonconformist pronunciation.

etacism

the pronunciation of Greek eta like the e in be. — etacist, n.

hyper-urbanism

an overcorrected pronunciation or usage that attempts to mask guttural or provincial speech.

nasalism

a tendency toward nasality in pronouncing words. Also nasality.

orthoepy

the study of correct pronunciation. — orthoepist, n. — orthoepic, orthoepical, orthoepistic, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pronunciation - the manner in which someone utters a word; "they are always correcting my pronunciation" utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication assibilation, sibilation - pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound mispronunciation - incorrect pronunciation homophony - the same pronunciation for words of different origins accent, speech pattern - distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern" articulation - the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
	2.	pronunciation - the way a word or a language is customarily spoken; "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation" orthoepy Received Pronunciation - the approved pronunciation of British English; originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication, speech, language - (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"

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pronunciation

noun intonation, accent, speech, stress, articulation, inflection, diction, elocution, enunciation, accentuation

USAGE The -un- in pronunciation should be written and pronounced in the same way as the -un- in unkind. It is incorrect to add an o after the u to make this word look and sound more like pronounce.

Translations

pronunciation [prənʌnsɪˈeɪʃən] n → pronunciación f

pronunciation [prənʌnsɪˈeɪʃən] n → prononciation f

pronunciation [prənʌnsɪˈeɪʃən] pronounce n → Aussprache f

pronunciation [prənʌnsɪˈeɪʃən] n → pronunzia