pronunciation
noun /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/
/prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/
Word Family
- pronounce verb
- pronunciation noun
- unpronounceable adjective
- mispronounce verb
- [uncountable, countable] the way in which a language or a particular word or sound is pronounced
- a guide to English pronunciation
- There is more than one pronunciation of ‘garage’.
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- voiced
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- correct
- good
- proper
- …
- correct
- drill
- exercise
- practice
- …
- [singular] the way in which a particular person pronounces the words of a language
- Your pronunciation is excellent.
- She doesn’t like having her pronunciation corrected.
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WordfinderTopics Languagea1- connotation
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Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- correct
- good
- proper
- …
- correct
- drill
- exercise
- practice
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin pronuntiatio(n-), from the verb pronuntiare, from pro- ‘out, forth’ + nuntiare ‘announce’ (from nuntius ‘messenger’).