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Continental pronunciation
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What's The Definition Of Continental pronunciation?Synonyms | Synonyms for Continental pronunciation: Related Terms | Find terms related to Continental pronunciation: See Also | Continental pronunciation In Webster's Dictionary \Continental pronunciation\ (of Latin
and Greek.)
A method of pronouncing Latin and Greek in which the vowels
have their more familiar Continental values, as in German and
Italian, the consonants being pronounced mostly as in
English. The stricter form of this method of pronouncing
Latin approaches the Roman, the modified form the English,
pronunciation. The Continental method of Greek pronunciation
is often called Erasmian.
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