Pronunciation Definition

prə-nŭnsē-āshən
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noun
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The act or manner of pronouncing syllables, words, and phrases with regard to the production of sounds and the placing of stress, intonation, etc.
Webster's New World
Any of the accepted or standard ways of pronouncing a word, etc.
Webster's New World
The transcription in symbols of such a way of pronouncing a word, etc.
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Other Word Forms of Pronunciation

Noun

Singular:
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Origin of Pronunciation

  • Middle English from Old French prononciation from Latin prōnūntiātiō prōnūntiātiōn- from prōnūntiātus past participle of prōnūntiāre to pronounce pronounce

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin pronuntiatio, noun of action from perfect passive participle pronuntiatus, from verb pronuntiare (“proclaim"), from pro- for + nuntiare (“announce").

    From Wiktionary

Pronunciation Sentence Examples

  • Her pronunciation of his name was pleasantly accented.

  • Her friend, Mr. John Hitz, whose native tongue is German, says that her pronunciation is excellent.

  • And the whole shows plainly that the written forms of words which are not of later remodelling are really the representatives of the pronunciation of the language as it was spoken at the time of the transcription.

  • Lane, of Harvard, that a reformed pronunciation of Latin was adopted in all the colleges and schools of the United States.

  • Another goddess, specially honoured at Carthage, is Tanith (pronunciation uncertain); nothing is known of her characteristics; she is regularly connected with Ba'al on the Carthaginian votive tablets, and called " the face of Ba'al," i.e.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRO

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With P and Ending With N

Starts With P & Ends With NStarts With PR & Ends With NStarts With P & Ends With ON

Word Length

13 Letter Words13 Letter Words Starting With P13 Letter Words Ending With N