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Pronunciation

Pronunciation Definition And Meaning |
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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 \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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