pronunciation

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /pɹəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/, SAMPA: /pr@%nVnsi"eIS@n/
  • (file)
  • IPA: /pɹəˌnaʊnsiˈeɪʃən/, SAMPA: /pr@%naUnsi"eIS@n/ (nonstandard)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən
  • Hyphenation: pro‧nun‧ci‧a‧tion

[edit] Noun

pronunciation (countable and uncountable; plural pronunciations)

  1. (countable) The standard way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
    What is the pronunciation of "hiccough"?
  2. (uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.
    His Italian pronunciation is terrible.

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[edit] Interlingua

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /pronuntsja'tsjon/

[edit] Noun

pronunciation (plural pronunciationes)

  1. pronunciation
  2. pronunciation proclamation, manifest

[edit] Synonyms

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