pronunciationpro‧nun‧ci‧a‧tion /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/ ●●● S3 noun 
Do you know the correct pronunciation of these Gaelic names?2[singular] a particular person’s way of pronouncing a word or words
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Gianni has problems with his grammar but his pronunciation is very good.
- Speak as much French as you can, and don't worry about your pronunciation.
- A word, or perhaps just a certain pronunciation of a word, may not be contained in the lexicon.
- Accompanying listening tapes provide models for exceptionally thorough work on pronunciation, stress, and intonation.
- It seems likely that a considerable amount of valuable new research on pronunciation will grow out of the study of discourse.
- The differences among these dialects, which mainly involved pronunciation, were similar to differences among dialects in the present-day United States.
- The pupil can also record his voice, to check his pronunciation.
- This means that they are able to retrieve the appropriate pronunciation of a word as a whole from the speech output lexicon.
- What about the differences in pronunciation between the casual and the emphatic styles?
Longman Language Activatorthe way someone speaks
the way someone says the words and sounds of a language: · Gianni has problems with his grammar but his pronunciation is very good.
the way someone speaks a language, which shows which country or which part of a country they come from, and that sometimes shows which social class they come from: · Maria speaks Spanish with a Mexican accent.· I knew from his accent that he was from the South.· She spoke with a distinctly upper class accent.a strong/broad accent (=an accent that is easy to notice): · Her companion had a broad Australian accent.· His accent was so strong that I couldn't understand a word he was saying.
the way someone speaks - use this especially when this is affected by illness, drugs etc: · His speech was slurred and he was having trouble standing straight.speech impediment (=a permanent speech problem, which makes it difficult to pronounce particular sounds): · Natalie was born with a slight speech impediment.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Do you know the correct pronunciation of these Gaelic names?COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[countable, uncountable] the way in which a language or a particular word is pronouncedpronunciation of Do you know the correct pronunciation of these Gaelic names? (=the correct way of saying words)· The dictionary will help you learn the correct pronunciation.
Do you know the correct pronunciation of these Gaelic names?2[singular] a particular person’s way of pronouncing a word or words