pronunciation

UK /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃn̩/ US /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃn̩/
noun 3

Definitions

noun

1

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;[…]

2

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.

3

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.

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