Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable)The way in which a word, phrase, letter, character etc. is made to sound when spoken.

    What is the pronunciation of "hiccough"?

    In English, there are two pronunciations of the digraph 'th': voiced and unvoiced

    Aussprache, Aussprache

    произноше́ниеproiznošénije, произноше́ниеproiznošénije, вы́говорvýgovor

    вимо́ваvymóva, вимовля́нняvymovljánnja, вимо́ваvymóva

    the way a word or a language is customarily spoken

  2. (uncountable)The characteristic sounds of a particular language, accent, or individual's speech.

    His Italian pronunciation is terrible.

    Being a good newsreader isn't just about having clear pronunciation.

  3. (countable)The act of making a pronouncement or uttering a vocable.

Examples

178 sentences
  1. I'm sorry my pronunciation isn't very good.

    Перепрошую за погану вимову.

    ruИзвините, у меня не очень хорошее произношение.

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  2. I would like to improve my English pronunciation.

    Я б хотів покращити свою англійську вимову.

    ruЯ б хотел улучшить своё английское произношение.

    deIch würde gerne meine englische Aussprache verbessern.

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  3. Please correct my pronunciation.

    Будь ласка, виправляй мою вимову.

    ruПожалуйста, поправляйте моё произношение.

    deVerbessere bitte meine Aussprache!

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  4. Your pronunciation is excellent.

    У тебе відмінна вимова.

    ruУ тебя отличное произношение.

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  5. Both pronunciations are correct.

    Обидві вимови правильні.

    ruОба произношения правильные.

    deBeide Aussprachen sind korrekt.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
sound of a word:
Русский
By meaning 2
sound of a word:
way in which words are pronounced:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
sound of a word:

Origin

From Middle English pronunciacioun, from Middle French prononciation, pronunciation, from

From Middle English pronunciacioun, from Middle French prononciation, pronunciation, from Latin prōnūntiātiō, noun of action from perfect passive participle prōnūntiātus, from verb prōnūntiāre (“proclaim”), from prō- (“for”) + nūntiāre (“announce”). Doublet of pronuntiatio.

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Forms

plural: pronunciations
Singularpronunciation
Pluralpronunciations

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the way a word or a language is customarily spoken:orthoepy

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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