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Pronunciation Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Pronunciation? [n] the way a word or a language is usually spoken; "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation" [n] the manner in which someone utters a word; "they are always correcting my pronunciation" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Pronunciation: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Pronunciation: See Also \| accent \| articulation \| assibilation \| homophony \| language \| mispronunciation \| oral communication \| sibilation \| speech \| speech communication \| speech pattern \| spoken communication \| spoken language \| utterance \| vocalization \| voice communication Pronunciation In Webster's Dictionary \Pronun`cia"tion\ (?; 277), n. [F. pronunciation, L. pronunciatio. See {Pronounce}.] 1. 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. 2. The mode of uttering words or sentences. 3. (Rhet.) The art of manner of uttering a discourse publicly with propriety and gracefulness; -- now called {delivery}. --J. Q. Adams. ch soft, as in "church" g hard, as in "got" gh aspirated g+h of "bughouse" or "ragheap" j voiced, as in "judge" kh guttural of "loch" or "l'chaim" s unvoiced, as in "pass" zh as "s" in "pleasure" a back, that ah father, palm (see note) ar far, mark aw flaw, caught ay bake, rain e less, men ee easy, ski eir their, software i trip, hit i: life, sky o block, stock (see note) oh flow, sew oo loot, through or more, door ow out, how oy boy, coin uh but, some u put, foot *r fur, insert (only in stressed syllables; otherwise use just "r") y yet, young yoo few, chew [y]oo /oo/ with optional fronting as in `news' (/nooz/ or /nyooz/)

Pronunciation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pronunciation?

[n] the way a word or a language is usually spoken; "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation"
[n] the manner in which someone utters a word; "they are always correcting my pronunciation"

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Pronunciation In Webster's Dictionary

\Pro*nun`ci*a"tion\ (?; 277), n. [F.
pronunciation, L. pronunciatio. See {Pronounce}.]
1. 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.

2. The mode of uttering words or sentences.

3. (Rhet.) The art of manner of uttering a discourse publicly
   with propriety and gracefulness; -- now called {delivery}.
   --J. Q. Adams.


ch        soft, as in "church"
        g        hard, as in "got"
        gh        aspirated g+h of "bughouse" or "ragheap"
        j        voiced, as in "judge"
        kh        guttural of "loch" or "l'chaim"
        s        unvoiced, as in "pass"
        zh        as "s" in "pleasure"


a        back, that
        ah        father, palm (see note)
        ar        far, mark
        aw        flaw, caught
        ay        bake, rain
        e        less, men
        ee        easy, ski
        eir        their, software
        i        trip, hit
        i:        life, sky
        o        block, stock (see note)
        oh        flow, sew
        oo        loot, through
        or        more, door
        ow        out, how
        oy        boy, coin
        uh        but, some
        u        put, foot
        *r      fur, insert (only in stressed
                syllables; otherwise use just "r")
        y        yet, young
        yoo        few, chew
        [y]oo        /oo/ with optional fronting as
                in `news' (/nooz/ or /nyooz/)

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