pro·nun·ci·ation [pronunciationpronunciations] BrE [prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn] NAmE [prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn] noun 1. uncountable, countable the way in which a language or a particular word or sound is pronounced •a guide to English pronunciation • There is more than one pronunciation of ‘garage’. 2. singular the way in which a particular person pronounces the words of a language • Your pronunciation is excellent.
Word Origin: late Middle English: from Latin pronuntiatio(n-), from the verb pronuntiare, from pro- ‘out, forth’ nuntiare ‘announce’ (from nuntius ‘messenger’).
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nuntiare ‘announce’ (from nuntius ‘messenger’).