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pro·nun·ci·a·tion
(prə-nŭn′sē-ā′shən)n.
1. The act or manner of pronouncing words; utterance of speech.
2. A way of speaking a word, especially a way that is accepted or generally understood.
3. A graphic representation of the way a word is spoken, using phonetic symbols.
[Middle English, from Old French prononciation, from Latin prōnūntiātiō, prōnūntiātiōn-, from prōnūntiātus, past participle of prōnūntiāre, to pronounce; see pronounce.]
pro·nun′ci·a′tion·al adj.
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(prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən)n
1. (Phonetics & Phonology) the act, instance, or manner of pronouncing sounds
2. (Phonetics & Phonology) the supposedly correct manner of pronouncing sounds in a given language
3. (Phonetics & Phonology) a phonetic transcription of a word
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pro•nun•ci•a•tion
(prəˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən)n.
1. the act, manner, or result of producing the sounds of speech, including articulation, stress, and intonation.
2. a way of pronouncing a word, syllable, etc., that is accepted or considered correct.
3. the conventional patterns of treatment of the sounds of a language: the pronunciation of French.
4. a phonetic transcription of a given word, sound, etc.
[1400–50; late Middle English pronunciacion < Latin prōnūntiātiō delivery (of a speech) =prōnūntiā(re) to announce, utter (see pronounce) + -tiō -tion]
pro•nun`ci•a′tion•al, adj.
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the habit of unacceptable or bad pronunciation.
1. a defectively produced speech.
2. socially unacceptable enunciation.
3. nonconformist pronunciation.
2. socially unacceptable enunciation.
3. nonconformist pronunciation.
the pronunciation of Greek eta like the e in be. — etacist, n.
an overcorrected pronunciation or usage that attempts to mask guttural or provincial speech.
a tendency toward nasality in pronouncing words. Also nasality.
the study of correct pronunciation. — orthoepist, n. — orthoepic, orthoepical, orthoepistic, adj.
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Noun 1. 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 - pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
mispronunciation - incorrect pronunciation
homophony - the same pronunciation for words of different origins
accent, speech pattern - distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"
articulation - the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
2. pronunciation - the way a word or a language is customarily spoken; "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation"
Received Pronunciation - the approved pronunciation of British English; originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting
speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication, speech, language - (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
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noun intonation, accent, speech, stress, articulation, inflection, diction, elocution, enunciation, accentuation You'll have to forgive my bad French pronunciation.
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Translations
لَفْظنُطْق
pronunciació
výslovnostvyslovování
udtale
prononco
ääntämys
izgovor
kiejtés
pronunciation
framburðurframburîur
発音
발음
pronuntiatio
tarimas
izgovorjava
uttal
การออกเสียงคําพูด
sesletimtelaffuz telâffuz
sự phát âm
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pronunciation
n → Aussprache f
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(prəˈnauns) verb1. to speak (words or sounds, especially in a certain way). He pronounced my name wrongly; The `b' in `lamb' and the `k' in `knob' are not pronounced. uitspreek يَلْفُظ произнасям pronunciar vyslovovat aussprechen udtale προφέρω pronunciar hääldama تلفظ کردن ääntää prononcer לְבַטֵא उच्चारण करना (ki)ejt mengucapkan bera fram pronunciare 発音する 발음하다 tarti izrunāt menyebut uitspreken uttale wymawiać تلفظ ، ويل pronunciar a pronunţa произносить vyslovovať izgovarjati izgovoriti uttala ออกเสียง telaffuz etmek, sesletmek 發音 промовляти, вимовляти بولنا، تلفظ کرنا phát âm 发音
2. to announce officially or formally. He pronounced judgement on the prisoner. uitspreek يُصْدِرُ حُكْما، يُعْلِنُ изказвам pronunciar vynést verkünden erklære ανακοινώνω επίσημα, ανακηρύσσω pronunciar välja kuulutama اعلام کردن julistaa prononcer לְהַכרִיז सुनाना, घोषित करना kijelent mengumumkan kveða upp pronunciare, emettere 公表する 발표하다 paskelbti pasludināt; paziņot mengumumkan uitspreken felle dom over; erklære oświadczać, orzekać اعلامول، څرګندول pronunciar a pronunţa провозглашать vyniesť razglasiti izreći avkunna, fälla, förkunna, förklara ประกาศ resmen bildirmek, ilân etmek 宣佈,宣判 оголошувати; декларувати اعلان کرنا tuyên bố 宣布,宣判
proˈnounceable adjective (negative unpronounceable) able to be pronounced. uitspreekbaar مُمْكِن لَفْظُه произносим pronunciável vyslovitelný aussprechbar let at udtale ευκολοπρόφερτος pronunciable hääldatav قابل تلفظ äännettävissä prononçable נִיתָן לְבָטאוֹ उच्चारणीय (ki)ejthető bisa diucapkan sem er hægt að bera fram pronunciabile 発音できる 발표할 수 있는 (lengvai) ištariamas izrunājams boleh disebut uitspreekbaar lett å uttale możliwy do wymówienia د ويلو وړ، د تلفظ وړ pronunciável pronunţabil, care poate fi pronunţat удобопроизносимый vysloviteľný izgovorljiv koji se može izgovoriti möjlig att uttala ที่ออกเสียงได้ telâffuz edilebilir, bildirilebilir 可發音的 легковимовний قابل تلفظ có thể phát âm được 可发音的
proˈnounced adjective noticeable; definite. He walks with a pronounced limp. merkbaar ظاهِر، مَلْحوظ ясно изразен pronunciado vyslovený deutlich udtalt καταφανής, έντονος pronunciado ilmne, ilmekas مشخص havaittava prononcé בולט सुदृढ़, सुनिश्चित, सुस्पष्ट, उच्चारित kifejezett kentara áberandi pronunciato, marcato はっきりした 명백한 ryškus, aiškus izteikts; labi saredzams/sadzirdams/jūtams ketara uitgesproken utpreget, umiskjennelig, tydelig wyraźny څرګند، واضع،مشخص marcado pronunţat явный vyslovený očiten jasan uttalad, tydlig, markerad ชัดเจน belirgin 明顯的,明確的 ясний, певний نماياں rõ rệt 明显的,明确的
proˈnouncement noun an announcement. aankondiging إعْلان، إصْدار حُكْم обявяване pronunciamento prohlášení die Erklärung erklæring; udtalelse; domsafsigelse διακήρυξη declaración, opinión teadaanne اعلام julistus déclaration הכרזה उद्घोषणा kijelentés pengumuman yfirlÿsing dichiarazione 宣言 발표 paskelbimas, pareiškimas (oficiāls) paziņojums pengumuman uitspraak erklæring, uttalelse oświadczenie اعلام declaração declaraţie; hotărâre заявление; объявление vyhlásenie, vyjadrenie razglasitev objava uttalande, förklaring คําแถลงการณ์ resmî bildiri 公告,聲明 декларація; офіційна заява اعلان sự tuyên bố 公告,声明
proˌnunciˈation (-nansi-) noun the act, or a way, of saying a word etc. She had difficulty with the pronunciation of his name. uitspraak لَفْظ произношение pronúncia výslovnost, vyslovování die Aussprache udtale προφορά pronunciación hääldus تلفظ ääntäminen prononciation מבטא उच्चारण की रीत kiejtés ucapan framburður pronuncia 発音 발음 (iš)tarimas izruna sebutan uitspraak uttale wymowa تلفظ ، ويل pronúncia pronunţare произношение výslovnosť izgovorjava izgovor uttal การออกเสียง telâffuz, sesletim 發音 вимова, вимовляння تلفظ sự phát âm 发音
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→ نُطْق výslovnost udtale Aussprache προφορά pronunciación ääntämys prononciation izgovor pronuncia 発音 발음 uitspraak uttale wymowa pronúncia произношение uttal การออกเสียงคําพูด telaffuz sự phát âm 发音Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
pronunciation
n. pronunciación.
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