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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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