pronunciation

From Middle English pronunciacioun, from Middle French prononciation, from Latin pronuntiatio, noun of action from perfect passive participle pronuntiatus, from verb pronuntiare (“proclaim”), from pro- (“for”) + nuntiare (“announce”).

• enPR: prə-nŭn'-sē-ā′-shən, IPA^(key): /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
• enPR: prə-noun'-sē-ā′-shən (very common but often deprecated), IPA^(key): /pɹəˌnaʊn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: pro‧nun‧ci‧a‧tion

pronunciation (countable and uncountable, plural pronunciations)

1. (countable) The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.

   What is the pronunciation of "hiccough"?

2. (uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.

   His Italian pronunciation is terrible.

3. (countable) The act of pronouncing or uttering something.
   • 1831, Thomas Oughton, ‎James Thomas Law, Forms of Ecclesiastical Law (page 62)

     The second part is the sentence, which is the judge's pronunciation upon a cause depending between two in controversy.

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• Wiktionary:Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pronuntsjaˈtsjon/

pronunciation (plural pronunciationes)

1. pronunciation
2. pronunciation proclamation, manifest

• (proclamation): pronunciamento

pronunciation f (plural pronunciations)

1. oration; speech; talk (act of expressing something verbally)
2. pronunciation; pronouncement (of a verdict)
3. pronunciation