pronunciation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the way a word or a language is customarily spoken

   The pronunciation of Chinese is claimed by some to be difficult for non-native speakers.

2. 2
   noun

   the manner in which someone utters a word

   They are always correcting my pronunciation.

3. 3
   noun

   The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.

   What is the pronunciation of "hiccough"?

4. 4
   noun

   The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.

   His Italian pronunciation is terrible.

5. 5
   noun

   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.

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.