Pronunciation

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɹəˌnÊŒnsiˈeɪʃən/
• IPA: /pɹəˌnaÊŠnsiˈeɪʃən/ nonstandard
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: pro + nun + ci + a + tion

Origin

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

Full definition of pronunciation

Noun

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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