PRONOUNCING | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Pronounce

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

late Middle English: from Old French pronuncier, from Latin pronuntiare, from pro- ‘out, forth’ + nuntiare ‘announce’ (from nuntius ‘messenger’)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: prəˈnaʊns
Dialects: British English
Definition:

make the sound of (a word or part of a word) in the correct or a particular way

Short Definition:

make sound of word or part of word in correct

Examples:
  • Gerry pronounced the hero's name ‘Cahoolin’
  • a company whose name no one could pronounce
Definition:

declare or announce in a formal or solemn way

Short Definition:

declare or announce in formal or solemn way

Examples:
  • allow history to pronounce the verdict
  • she was pronounced dead at the scene
  • Asquith pronounced that this was the right course

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