un|pro|nounce|a|ble — «UHN pruh NOWN suh buhl», adjective. that cannot be pronounced; not pronounceable; difficult to pronounce: »With unpronounceable awful names (Bret Harte) … Useful english dictionary
pro|nounce — «pruh NOWNS», verb, nounced, nounc|ing. –v.t. 1. to make the sounds of; speak: »Pronounce your words clearly. In the word “dumb” you don t pronounce the “b.” 2. to declare (a person or thing) to be: »The doctor pronounced her cured. 3. to declare … Useful english dictionary
pro|nounc´er — pro|nounce «pruh NOWNS», verb, nounced, nounc|ing. –v.t. 1. to make the sounds of; speak: »Pronounce your words clearly. In the word “dumb” you don t pronounce the “b.” 2. to declare (a person or thing) to be: »The doctor pronounced her cured. 3 … Useful english dictionary
pro — pro·bate; pro·ba·tion·ary; pro·bos·cid·ea; pro·bos·ci·de·an; pro·ca·vi·id; pro·ce·dur·al; pro·ce·dure; pro·ceed; pro·ce·leus·mat·ic; pro·cess; pro·ces·sion; pro·ces·sion·al; pro·chordate; pro·claim; pro·clit·ic; pro·coe·lia; pro·coe·li·an;… … English syllables
pronounce — pro•nounce [[t]prəˈnaʊns[/t]] v. nounced, nounc•ing 1) phn to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.) 2) phn to utter or articulate in the accepted or correct manner: I can t pronounce this unfamiliar word[/ex] 3) to declare (a… … From formal English to slang
pronounceable — pro|nounce|a|ble [prəˈnaunsəbəl] adj a word, name etc that is pronounceable is easy to say … Dictionary of contemporary English
Pronounceable — Pro*nounce a*ble, a. [Cf. L. pronunciabilis declarative.] Capable of being pronounced. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unpronounceable — un|pro|nounce|a|ble [ˌʌnprəˈnaunsəbəl] adj an unpronounceable word or name is very difficult to say … Dictionary of contemporary English
unpronounceable — un|pro|nounce|a|ble [ ,ʌnprə naunsəbl ] adjective difficult to pronounce … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unpronounceable — un pro•nounce′a•ble adj … From formal English to slang