Noun | 1. | pronunciation - the manner in which someone utters a word; 'they are always correcting my pronunciation' utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication assibilation, sibilation - pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound homophony - the same pronunciation for words of different origins accent, speech pattern - distinctive manner of oral expression; 'he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent'; 'she had a very clear speech pattern' articulation - the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech |
2. | pronunciation - the way a word or a language is customarily spoken; 'the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners'; 'that is the correct pronunciation' Received Pronunciation - the approved pronunciation of British English; originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication, speech, language - (language) communication by word of mouth; 'his speech was garbled'; 'he uttered harsh language'; 'he recorded the spoken language of the streets' |