pronunciabilityn.

Brit.

/prəˌnʌnsɪəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/prəˌnənsiəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Forms: 1800s– pronounciability, 1800s– pronunciability.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pronunciable adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < pronunciable adj. + -ity suffix; compare -bility suffix.In form pronounciability influenced by pronounce v., pronounceable adj., etc. N.E.D. (1908) also gives a partial pronunciation (-nɒnʃiă-) -/nʌnʃɪə-/.

= pronounceability n. at pronounceable adj. Derivatives.

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a1832 J. Bentham Chrestomathia in Wks. (1843) VIII. 191/2 The several properties..desirable in language, may be thus enumerated:—1. Clearness. 2. Correctness. 3. Copiousness. 4. Completeness. 5. Non-redundance. 6. Conciseness. 7. Pronounciability. 8. Melodiousness [sic].

1881 D. Masson De Quincey xi. 156 Mere pronunciability was not enough for him, and musical beauty had to be superadded.

1904 Times 1 July 8/2 It is conceivable that the anxieties of telegraphists may be increased by too generous an interpretation of the rule as to pronunciability.

1965 Science 21 May 1071/3 The longer pseudo words were seldom read accurately and were not differentiated by pronunciability.

1995 D. C. Rubin Memory in Oral Trad. iii. 48 The set of properties included measures of orthography, frequency, pronunciability, meaningfulness, availability, age of acquisition, goodness, and emotionality.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pronunciability
释义	pronunciabilityn. Brit. /prəˌnʌnsɪəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /prəˌnənsiəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Forms: 1800s– pronounciability, 1800s– pronunciability. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pronunciable adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < pronunciable adj. + -ity suffix; compare -bility suffix.In form pronounciability influenced by pronounce v., pronounceable adj., etc. N.E.D. (1908) also gives a partial pronunciation (-nɒnʃiă-) -/nʌnʃɪə-/. = pronounceability n. at pronounceable adj. Derivatives. ΚΠ a1832 J. Bentham Chrestomathia in Wks. (1843) VIII. 191/2 The several properties..desirable in language, may be thus enumerated:—1. Clearness. 2. Correctness. 3. Copiousness. 4. Completeness. 5. Non-redundance. 6. Conciseness. 7. Pronounciability. 8. Melodiousness [sic]. 1881 D. Masson De Quincey xi. 156 Mere pronunciability was not enough for him, and musical beauty had to be superadded. 1904 Times 1 July 8/2 It is conceivable that the anxieties of telegraphists may be increased by too generous an interpretation of the rule as to pronunciability. 1965 Science 21 May 1071/3 The longer pseudo words were seldom read accurately and were not differentiated by pronunciability. 1995 D. C. Rubin Memory in Oral Trad. iii. 48 The set of properties included measures of orthography, frequency, pronunciability, meaningfulness, availability, age of acquisition, goodness, and emotionality. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1832
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