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Definition of pronunciation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pronunciation

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