'Pronunciation' definitions:
Definition of 'pronunciation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The manner in which someone utters a word; "they are always correcting my pronunciation"
noun
The way a word or a language is customarily spoken; "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation" [syn: pronunciation, orthoepy]
Definition of 'Pronunciation'
From: GCIDE
- Pronunciation \Pro*nun`ci*a"tion\ (?; 277), n. [F. pronunciation, L. pronunciatio. See Pronounce.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The act of uttering with articulation; the act of giving the proper sound and accent; utterance; as, the pronunciation of syllables of words; distinct or indistinct pronunciation. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The mode of uttering words or sentences. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Rhet.) The art of manner of uttering a discourse publicly with propriety and gracefulness; -- now called delivery. --J. Q. Adams. [1913 Webster]