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pronunciationthe way in which a word or language is spoken

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the way in which a word or language is spoken

Pronunciation (IPA): /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/

Korean meaning: 발음, 발성법

Korean pronunciation: 프러**넌**시**에이**션

Example Sentences

  • My English teacher corrected my pronunciation of 'colonel' - apparently it's not 'col-o-nel'!
  • The pronunciation app helped me master difficult Korean sounds.
  • His pronunciation was so bad that even Google Translate gave up trying to understand him.

pronunciation

NOUN

//prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən//

the way in which a word or language is spoken

pronunciation concept
💡 Concept

The student practices the pronunciation of 'rendezvous' until it sounds natural.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/

🌳Etymology

Prefixpro--
Rootnunci
Suffix--ation

Origin

라틴어 'pronuntiare'(공개적으로 선언하다)에서 유래. 'pro'(앞으로)와 'nuntiare'(알리다)가 합쳐져서 '앞으로 나아가 말하다'는 의미로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

enunciationdenunciationannunciation
enunciation
denunciation
annunciation

🔗Collocations

correct pronunciation
pronunciation guide
improve pronunciation
pronunciation skills
standard pronunciation
pronunciation practice

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My English teacher corrected my pronunciation of 'colonel' - apparently it's not 'col-o-nel'!

The pronunciation app helped me master difficult Korean sounds.

😄 Fun example

His pronunciation was so bad that even Google Translate gave up trying to understand him.

The dictionary includes pronunciation guides for all entries.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

articulationenunciationdictionutterancedelivery

Antonyms

mispronunciationsilence

Related

pronouncephoneticsaccentintonationdialect

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