pronunciation
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English
Etymology
From Latin pronuntiatio, noun of action from perfect passive participle pronuntiatus, from verb pronuntiare (“proclaim”), from pro- for + nuntiare (“announce”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /pɹəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/, X-SAMPA: /pr@%nVnsi"eIS@n/
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Audio (US) (file) - IPA: /pɹəˌnaʊnsiˈeɪʃən/, X-SAMPA: /pr@%naUnsi"eIS@n/ (nonstandard)
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- Hyphenation: pro‧nun‧ci‧a‧tion
Noun
pronunciation (countable and uncountable; plural pronunciations)
- (countable) The standard 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.
Translations
standard sound of a word
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way in which words are pronounced
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See also
Interlingua
Pronunciation
- IPA: /pronuntsja'tsjon/
Noun
pronunciation (plural pronunciationes)
Synonyms
- (proclamation): pronunciamento