pronunciation

Meaning

1. (countable) The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
2. (uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.
3. (countable) The act of pronouncing or uttering a vocable.

Synonyms

articulation

accent

utterance

enunciation

dialect

vocalization

sound

🔉

voice

language

tone

orthoepy

pronouncement

pronouncing

vocalisation

uttering

vernacular

vocalism

voice quality

speech pattern

orthoepic

prolation

expression

pronousing

articulate

aspiration

colloquialism

declaration

description

diction

intonation

linguistic group

modulation

pitch

pronounce

speaking

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transcription

Translations

prononciation

Aussprache

pronuncia

pronunciación

uitspraak

pronúncia

pronunciació

προφορά

pronúncia

telaffuz

pronunciação

pronuntiatio

prolação

sesletim

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: pronunciacioun

In summary

From Middle English pronunciacioun, from Middle French prononciation, pronunciation, from Latin prōnūntiātiō, noun of action from perfect passive participle prōnūntiātus, from verb prōnūntiāre (“proclaim”), from prō- (“for”) + nūntiāre (“announce”). Doublet of pronuntiatio.

Sentences

In another , the female subject could speak Bengali with a poor pronunciation .