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UK
/pɹənˌʌnsɪˈeɪʃən/
]
[ US /pɹəˌnənsiˈeɪʃən, pɹoʊˌnənsiˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ US /pɹəˌnənsiˈeɪʃən, pɹoʊˌnənsiˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
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the way a word or a language is customarily spoken
that is the correct pronunciation
the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners -
the manner in which someone utters a word
they are always correcting my pronunciation
How To Use pronunciation In A Sentence
- For example, utter the words: "A house is my fire," and observe the comparative duration of time in the pronunciation of each word, the comparative stress, and the relative pitch (e.g. of _a_ and _fire_). The Principles of English Versification
- Uses voice recognition to train you on accents and pronunciation. The Sun
- My late husband was from the Midwest St. Louis and always used the 'drouth' pronunciation. Chicagotribune.com - News
- The similarity between their names is due to coincidence and European mispronunciation -- "Mahican" comes from the word Muheconneok, "from Drag to Playlist WN.com - Articles related to Ten tips for expectant mothers
- The phonological output lexicon stores pronunciations corresponding to all the spoken words known to the reader, also in the form of lexical entries.
- Haiku a Japanese classic ditty by the 17 components of a divergence in pronunciation.
- However, a quick googling produced several results confirming his pronunciation ("pronounced as if to rhyme with 'bam'"; "Cholame (pronounced 'Shoal-lamb')"; "Cholame (pronounced Sholam)"; etc.), so I think you've simply been unaware of the local pronunciation. Languagehat.com: IN HIS MIDST.
- The next morning I went downstairs and popped the hood and was aghast -- with an Arabian-Hebrew pronunciation of the "gh" -- guttural anguish. Ray Hanania: (Humor) Memorial Day Weekend Memories
- I have scarcely ever heard anything equal to her, and her pronunciation of every language — begad, of every language — seems to me to be perfect; and the best houses in London must open before a young lady who has such talents, and, allow an old fellow to say, Miss The History of Pendennis
- By the end of the lesson students are carefully mouthing the correct English pronunciation.