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pro·nun·ci·a·tion

pronunciation

 
 
pronunciation:
pr nuhn si eI shn
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: Pronunciation is the act or manner of saying the sounds in words.
The pronunciation of some words is more difficult than the pronunciation of others.Our neighbor is from another country. She knows a lot of English but sometimes I can't understand her pronunciation.
similar words:
talk
definition 2: The pronunciation of a word is the way most people say the word.
A dictionary tells people the meaning of words, but it also shows the pronunciation of them. Some words have more than one pronunciation--like the word "aunt," for example. Some people pronounce it like "ant," and other people pronounce it so that it rhymes with "want."
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