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▪ I. pronouncing, vbl. n.|prəʊˈnaʊnsɪŋ|
[f. as prec. + -ing1.]
The action of the verb pronounce.
1. Utterance, articulation, pronunciation.
1451J. Capgrave Life St. Aug. (E.E.T.S.) 21 His forhed, chekis, his eyne and all his membres in maner laboured in pronounsyng of þese wordes. 1581Mulcaster Positions v. (1887) 31 Our spelling is harder, our pronouncing harsher. 1597Hollyband (title) The Italian Schoole-maister; Contayning Rules for the perfect pronouncing of th' italian tongue. 1668Wilkins Real Char. iii. xii 366 Those Letters are stiled Consonants, in the pronouncing of which the Breath is intercepted, by some Collision or Closure.
2. Authoritative or official utterance, delivery (of a sentence, or the like).
1563–4Reg. Privy Council Scot. I. 258 For the inordinat pronunceing of ane decreit aganis him. 1651Hobbes Leviath. iii. xlii. 275 Besides the Judgment, there is necessary also the pronouncing of Sentence. 1884Law Times 1 Nov. 2/2 The decree nisi..is not to be made absolute until six months from the pronouncing thereof.
b. The giving of an authoritative opinion; a decision, judgement, pronouncement.
1786Jefferson Writ. (1859) I. 561 There is no pronouncing on future events. 1869Browning Ring & Bk. x. 146 Here is the last pronouncing of the Church, Her sentence that subsists unto this day.
3. attrib.; pronouncing dictionary, a dictionary in which the received pronunciation of the words is indicated.
1764W. Johnston (title) A Pronouncing and Spelling Dictionary. 1791J. Walker (title) A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary. 1857Pryce (title) English-Welsh Pronouncing Dictionary.
▪ II. proˈnouncing, ppl. a. rare.
[-ing2.]
That pronounces; expressing a pronouncement.
1628T. Spencer Logick 153 Axiome signifieth no more, but a declaratiue or pronouncing sentence. |