English noun: pronunciation | |||
1. | pronunciation (communication) the manner in which someone utters a word | ||
Samples | They are always correcting my pronunciation. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | utterance, vocalization | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | accent, articulation, assibilation, homophony, mispronunciation, sibilation, speech pattern | ||
2. | pronunciation (communication) the way a word or a language is customarily spoken | ||
Samples | The pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners. That is the correct pronunciation. | ||
Synonyms | orthoepy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | language, oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Received Pronunciation | ||