pronunciation
/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ noun A2- The way in which a word, phrase, letter, character etc. is made to sound when spoken. · What is the pronunciation of "hiccough"?· In English, there are two pronunciations of the digraph 'th': voiced and unvoiced
- The characteristic sounds of a particular language, accent, or individual's speech. · His Italian pronunciation is terrible.· Being a good newsreader isn't just about having clear pronunciation.
- The act of making a pronouncement or uttering a vocable.
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Additionally, Webster reversed the final consonants in words ending in re, altering them to reflect their actual phonetic pronunciation.
Children born in the new colony were constantly exposed to a chaotic amalgam of pronunciations, intonations, and specialized vocabularies.
Beyond the fascinating evolution of pronunciation, the Australian lexicon required immediate and extensive expansion to describe an entirely unfamiliar environment.
The Cultivated accent, which closely approximated standard British pronunciation, was historically associated with immense social prestige and elite education.
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