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pronunciation (enc)

Pronunciation

Noun1.pronunciation - the manner in which someone utters a word; "they are always correcting my pronunciation"
utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
assibilation, sibilation - pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
mispronunciation - incorrect pronunciation
homophony - the same pronunciation for words of different origins
accent, speech pattern - distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"
articulation - the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
2.pronunciation - the way a word or a language is customarily spoken; "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation"
speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication, speech, language - (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"

 

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