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pro·nun·cia·tion (prə nun′sē ā′s̸hən, prō-)

noun

  1. the act or manner of pronouncing syllables, words, and phrases with regard to the production of sounds and the placing of stress, intonation, etc.
    1. any of the accepted or standard ways of pronouncing a word, etc.
    2. the transcription in symbols of such a way of pronouncing a word, etc.

Etymology: ME pronunciacion < MFr pronunciation < L pronuntiatio

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