Definition of pronunciation Pronunciation

/pɹownʌˌnsiejˈʃʌn/ - [prownunseeeyshun] - pro•nun•ci•a•tion

We found 9 definitions of pronunciation from 5 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: pronunciations

pronunciation - the manner in which someone utters a word; "they are always correcting my pronunciation"
  utterance, vocalization the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
  assibilation, sibilation the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant
  mispronunciation incorrect pronunciation
  homophony part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style)
  speech pattern, accent a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
pronunciation - the way a word or a language is customarily spoken; "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation"
  orthoepy
  oral communication, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, language, speech the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
= synonym
= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • pronunciation (Noun)
    The standard way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
  • pronunciation (Noun)
    The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • pronunciation (n.)
    The act of uttering with articulation; the act of giving the proper sound and accent; utterance; as, the pronunciation of syllables of words; distinct or indistinct pronunciation.
  • pronunciation (n.)
    The mode of uttering words or sentences.
  • pronunciation (n.)
    The art of manner of uttering a discourse publicly with propriety and gracefulness; -- now called delivery.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • pronunciation
    The way words are made to sound when spoken.

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