pronunciation
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English
Etymology
From Middle English pronunciacioun, from Middle French prononciation, from Latin pronuntiatio, noun of action from perfect passive participle pronuntiatus, from verb pronuntiare (“proclaim”), from pro- (“for”) + nuntiare (“announce”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: prə-nŭn'-sē-ā′-shən, IPA(key): /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
- enPR: prə-noun'-sē-ā′-shən (very common but often deprecated), IPA(key): /pɹəˌnaʊn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- Hyphenation: pro‧nun‧ci‧a‧tion
Noun
pronunciation (countable and uncountable, plural pronunciations)
- (countable) The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
- What is the pronunciation of "hiccough"?
- (uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.
- His Italian pronunciation is terrible.
- (countable) The act of pronouncing or uttering something.
- 1831, Thomas Oughton, James Thomas Law, Forms of Ecclesiastical Law (page 62)
- The second part is the sentence, which is the judge's pronunciation upon a cause depending between two in controversy.
- 1831, Thomas Oughton, James Thomas Law, Forms of Ecclesiastical Law (page 62)
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Interlingua
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pronuntsjaˈtsjon/
Middle French
Noun
pronunciation f (plural pronunciations)
- oration; speech; talk (act of expressing something verbally)
- pronunciation; pronouncement (of a verdict)
- pronunciation
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