pronunciation
noun
- way a word or a language is spoken, or the manner in which someone utters a word
- to speak or utter in a certain way
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃn̩/ / [pʰɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən] / /pɹəˌnaʊn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
noun
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.
- The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
“What is the pronunciation of "hiccough"?”
“☞ This word [earth] is liable to a coarſe vulgar pronunciation, as if written Urth;[…]”
- The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.
“His Italian pronunciation is terrible.”
“He, that would write exactly, muſt avoid a Barbarous Pronunciation, and conſider for facility, or thorow miſtake, many words are not ſounded after the beſt dialect. Such as […] Wun, one.”
- The act of pronouncing or uttering a vocable.
“The second part is the sentence, which is the judge's pronunciation upon a cause depending between two in controversy.”