pronunciation
1pronunciation — 1. Note that the correct spelling of this word is pronunciation, not pronounciation, and it is pronounced accordingly. 2. The British pronunciations given in this book follow the so called ‘received standard’ based on the forms used by educated… …
2Pronunciation — Pro*nun ci*a tion (?; 277), n. [F. pronunciation, L. pronunciatio. See {Pronounce}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of uttering with articulation; the act of giving the proper sound and accent; utterance; as, the pronunciation of syllables of words;… …
3Pronunciation — refers to: * the way a word or a language is usually spoken * the manner in which someone utters a wordA word can be spoken in different ways by various individuals or groups, depending on many factors, such as: #the area in which they grew up… …
4pronunciation — ► NOUN ▪ the way in which a word is pronounced. USAGE The word pronunciation is often pronounced incorrectly with the second syllable rhyming with bounce, whereas it should be pronounced with the second syllable rhyming with dunce …
5pronunciation — [prə nun΄sē ā′shən, prōnun΄sē ā′shən] n. [ME pronunciacion < MFr pronunciation < L pronuntiatio] 1. the act or manner of pronouncing syllables, words, and phrases with regard to the production of sounds and the placing of stress, intonation …
6pronunciation — index speech, stress (accent) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7pronunciation — early 15c., mode in which a word is pronounced, from L. pronuntiationem (nom. pronuntiatio) act of speaking, also proclamation, noun of action from pronuntiare announce (see PRONOUNCE (Cf. pronounce)) …
8pronunciation — n. 1) to acquire a (good) pronunciation 2) a native pronunciation (of a language) 3) (a) spelling pronunciation 4) BBC, Received pronunciation * * * [prəˌnʌnsɪ eɪʃ(ə)n] Received pronunciation (a) spelling pronunciation BBC to acquire a (good)… …
9pronunciation */ — UK [prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms pronunciation : singular pronunciation plural pronunciations a) [countable/uncountable] the way in which a word or language is pronounced a guide to French pronunciation What is the correct… …
10pronunciation — pronunciational, pronunciatory /preuh nun see euh tawr ee, tohr ee/, pronunciative, adj. /preuh nun see ay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or result of producing the sounds of speech, including articulation, stress, and intonation, often with reference to …
