pronunciation

== English == === Alternative forms === pronuntiation (obsolete) pronounciation (nonstandard, misspelling) === 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. === Pronunciation === enPR: prə-nŭn'-sē-ā′-shən, IPA(key): /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃn̩/, [pʰɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən] enPR: prə-noun'-sē-ā′-shən IPA(key): /pɹəˌnaʊn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ (common but proscribed, corresponding to the misspelling pronounciation) (obsolete) enPR: prə-nŭn'-shē-ā′-shən, IPA(key): /pɹəˌnʌn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/, /pɹəˌnʌn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃʌn/ Hyphenation: pro‧nun‧ci‧a‧tion Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === pronunciation (countable and uncountable, plural pronunciations) (countable) The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken. (uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking. (countable) The act of pronouncing or uttering a vocable. ==== Antonyms ==== mispronunciation ==== Hyponyms ==== Received Pronunciation spelling pronunciation ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== pronounce mispronounce ==== Translations ==== === See also === orthoepy phoneme Wiktionary:Pronunciation === References === === Further reading === pronunciation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Interlingua == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pronuntsjaˈtsjon/ === Noun === pronunciation (plural pronunciationes) pronunciation pronunciation proclamation, manifest ==== Synonyms ==== (proclamation): pronunciamento == Middle French == === Alternative forms === prononciation === Noun === pronunciation f (plural pronunciations) oration; speech; talk (act of expressing a message verbally) pronunciation; pronouncement (of a verdict) pronunciation ==== Descendants ==== French: prononciation → Middle English: pronunciacioun, pronunciacionEnglish: pronunciationScots: pronunciacione