Pronunciation - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word pronunciation
Brit.  |prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word pronunciation

noun

- the manner in which someone utters a word
they are always correcting my pronunciation
- the way a word or a language is customarily spoken (syn: orthoepy)
the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners
that is the correct pronunciation

Extra examples

What is the correct pronunciation of his name?

I haven't learned proper pronunciation of French words.

Do you know the correct pronunciation of these Gaelic names?

What is the preferred pronunciation of her name?

Sometimes there are few correspondences between spelling and pronunciation.

That pronunciation is not U.

Correct my pronunciation if it's wrong.

The aim of the course is to give students a thorough grounding in English pronunciation.

Pronunciation is shown by a system of phonetic transcription.

That word's pronunciation is arguable.

She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation

Word forms

noun
singular: pronunciation
plural: pronunciations
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