PRONUNCIATION


Meaning of PRONUNCIATION in English

/ prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn; NAmE / noun

1.

[ U , C ] the way in which a language or a particular word or sound is pronounced :

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2.

[ sing. ] the way in which a particular person pronounces the words of a language :

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin pronuntiatio(n-) , from the verb pronuntiare , from pro- out, forth + nuntiare announce (from nuntius messenger).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.