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noun

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.

Related Forms:

pronunciational adjective

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(prə-nŭnˌsē-āˈshən)

noun

The act or manner of pronouncing words; utterance of speech.
A way of speaking a word, especially a way that is accepted or generally understood.
A graphic representation of the way a word is spoken, using phonetic symbols.

Related Forms:

pro·nunˌci·aˈtion·al adjective

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Pronunciation

See also language; speech

cacoepy

the habit of unacceptable or bad pronunciation.

cacology

1. a defectively produced speech.

2. socially unacceptable enunciation.

3. nonconformist pronunciation.

etacism

the pronunciation of Greek eta like the e in be. —etacist, n.

hyper-urbanism

an overcorrected pronunciation or usage that attempts to mask guttural or provincial speech.

nasalism

a tendency toward nasality in pronouncing words. Also nasality.

the study of correct pronunciation. —orthoepist, n. —orthoepic, orthoepical, orthoepistic, adj.

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