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pronunciation definition

pro·nun·cia·tion (prə nun′sē ās̸hən, prō-)

noun

  1. the act or manner of pronouncing syllables, words, and phrases with regard to the production of sounds and the placing of stress, intonation, etc.
    1. any of the accepted or standard ways of pronouncing a word, etc.
    2. the transcription in symbols of such a way of pronouncing a word, etc.

Etymology: ME pronunciacion < MFr pronunciation < L pronuntiatio

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pronunciation Synonyms

pronunciation

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pronunciation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • vowel: Variation: if you want to focus attention on the pronunciation of a vowel, then stammer when these come up.

Converse of object

  • practice: This is useful because students can listen to their own recordings and practice pronunciation as well as the use of the language.

Adjective modifier

  • received: We're told it's going to replace fuddy-duddy old Received Pronunciation as the standard accent.

Modifies a noun

  • lexicon: Automatic generation of pronunciation lexicons for Mandarin casual speech.

Noun used with modifier

  • cross-word: Secondly, cross-word pronunciation variation was modeled using two different approaches.
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