English - Etymology

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

English - Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, enPR: prə-nŭn'-sē-ā′-shən
• IPA^(key): /pɹəˌnʌn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/, enPR: prə-nŭn'-shē-ā′-shən
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: pro‧nun‧ci‧a‧tion

English - Noun

pronunciation (countable and uncountable, plural pronunciations)

1. (countable) The formal or informal 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.

3. (countable) The act of pronouncing or uttering something.
   • 1831, Thomas Oughton, ‎James Thomas Law, Forms of Ecclesiastical Law (page 62)

     The second part is the sentence, which is the judge's pronunciation upon a cause depending between two in controversy.

Derived terms

• mispronunciation
• pronunciation dictionary
• pronunciation guide
• pronunciation respelling
• pronunciational
• Received Pronunciation
• spelling pronunciation

Translations

English - See Also

• SAMPA
• phoneme
• orthoepy
• Wiktionary:Pronunciation

Interlingua - Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pronuntsjaˈtsjon/

Interlingua - Noun

pronunciation (plural pronunciationes)

1. pronunciation
2. pronunciation proclamation, manifest

Synonyms

• (proclamation): pronunciamento

Middle French - Noun

pronunciation f (plural pronunciations)

1. oration; speech; talk (act of expressing something verbally)
2. pronunciation; pronouncement (of a verdict)
3. pronunciation

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