pronunciation

Meaning

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

Concepts

pronunciation

articulation

accent

utterance

enunciation

vocalization

dialect

sound

voice

language

pronouncing

tone

orthoepy

vocalisation

pronouncement

intonation

modulation

speaking

uttering

declaration

expression

description

vocalism

diction

speech pattern

orthoepic

colloquialism

vernacular

pronousing

transcription

linguistic group

aspiration

articulate

pronounce

prolation

voice quality

pitch

Hyphenated as

pro‧nun‧ci‧a‧tion

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

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 .