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pro|nun|ci|a|tion
pro|nun|ci|a|tion «pruh NUHN see AY shuhn», noun.
1. a way of pronouncing: »

a foreign pronunciation. This book gives the pronunciation of each main word. The British pronunciation of “been” is (bēn).

2. the act of making the sounds of words; speaking; pronouncing; saying a word or words aloud: »

Speech is pronunciation. Radio announcers practice pronunciation. Repeated pronunciation of a new word helps to remember it.

╂[< Latin prōnūntiātiō, -ōnis < prōnūntiāre to pronounce]

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  • nun — an·nun·ci·ate; an·nun·ci·a·tion; an·nun·ci·a·tor; an·nun·ci·a·to·ry; ca·nun; co·nun·drum; de·nun·ci·ate; de·nun·ci·a·tion; de·nun·ci·a·tive; de·nun·ci·a·tor; de·nun·ci·a·to·ry; il·la·nun; in·ter·nun·ci·ary; in·ter·nun·cio; in·ter·nun·ci·us;… …   English syllables

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