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pro·nun·ci·a·tion
(prə-nŭn′sē-ā′shən)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.
[Middle English, from Old French prononciation, from Latin prōnūntiātiō, prōnūntiātiōn-, from prōnūntiātus, past participle of prōnūntiāre, to pronounce; see pronounce.]
pro·nun′ci·a′tion·al adj.
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pronunciation
(prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən)n
1. (Phonetics & Phonology) the act, instance, or manner of pronouncing sounds
2. (Phonetics & Phonology) the supposedly correct manner of pronouncing sounds in a given language
3. (Phonetics & Phonology) a phonetic transcription of a word
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pro•nun•ci•a•tion
(prəˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən)n.
1. the act, manner, or result of producing the sounds of speech, including articulation, stress, and intonation.
2. a way of pronouncing a word, syllable, etc., that is accepted or considered correct.
3. the conventional patterns of treatment of the sounds of a language: the pronunciation of French.
4. a phonetic transcription of a given word, sound, etc.
[1400–50; late Middle English pronunciacion < Latin prōnūntiātiō delivery (of a speech) =prōnūntiā(re) to announce, utter (see pronounce) + -tiō -tion]
pro•nun`ci•a′tion•al, adj.
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Pronunciation
the habit of unacceptable or bad pronunciation.
1. a defectively produced speech.
2. socially unacceptable enunciation.
3. nonconformist pronunciation.
2. socially unacceptable enunciation.
3. nonconformist pronunciation.
the pronunciation of Greek eta like the e in be. — etacist, n.
an overcorrected pronunciation or usage that attempts to mask guttural or provincial speech.
a tendency toward nasality in pronouncing words. Also nasality.
the study of correct pronunciation. — orthoepist, n. — orthoepic, orthoepical, orthoepistic, adj.
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| 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" 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 You'll have to forgive my bad French pronunciation.
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Translations
لَفْظنُطْق
pronunciació
výslovnostvyslovování
udtale
prononco
ääntämys
izgovor
kiejtés
pronunciation
framburðurframburîur
発音
발음
pronuntiatio
tarimas
izgovorjava
uttal
การออกเสียงคำพูด
sesletimtelaffuztelâffuz
sự phát âm
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pronunciation
n → Aussprache f
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pronounce
(prəˈnauns) verb1. to speak (words or sounds, especially in a certain way). He pronounced my name wrongly; The `b' in `lamb' and the `k' in `knob' are not pronounced.
2. to announce officially or formally. He pronounced judgement on the prisoner.
proˈnounceable adjective (negative unpronounceable) able to be pronounced.
proˈnounced adjective noticeable; definite. He walks with a pronounced limp.
proˈnouncement noun an announcement.
proˌnunciˈation (-nansi-) noun the act, or a way, of saying a word etc. She had difficulty with the pronunciation of his name.
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pronunciation
→ نُطْق výslovnost udtale Aussprache προφορά pronunciación ääntämys prononciation izgovor pronuncia 発音 발음 uitspraak uttale wymowa pronúncia произношение uttal การออกเสียงคำพูด telaffuz sự phát âm 发音Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
pronunciation
n. pronunciación.
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