pronunciation

Etymology

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.

noun

1. (countable) The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
   What is the pronunciation of "hiccough"?
2. (uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.
   His Italian pronunciation is terrible.
3. (countable) The act of pronouncing or uttering a vocable.
   The second part is the sentence, which is the judge's pronunciation upon a cause depending between two in controversy. 1831, Thomas Oughton, James Thomas Law, Forms of Ecclesiastical Law, page 62