pronunciation
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• noun
The act, manner, or result of producing the sounds of speech, including articulation, stress, and intonation, often with reference to some standard of correctness or acceptability.
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Word Nuance & Usage
Because of the spelling of the verb 'pronounce', 'pronunciation' is frequently misspelled and mispronounced as 'pronounciation'; the middle syllable is spelled 'nun' and pronounced to rhyme with 'sun'.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Anglo-French 'pronunciacioun' and directly from Latin 'pronuntiationem' ('an announcement, delivery of a speech'), from the verb 'pronuntiare' ('to proclaim or announce publicly').