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What does pronunciation mean?

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Noun
  1. (countable) The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
  2. (uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.
  3. (countable) The act of pronouncing or uttering something.
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I heard my dad struggle with the pronunciation, trying to add on an Italian accent along with the words and couldn't hold back a giggle.
We should remember that Gladstone had a strong Merseyside accent, and that received pronunciation is largely an artefact of the broadcast era.
Some individuals can also change their dialects to a limited extent in terms of accent, pronunciation, and vocabulary.
However, differences in dialect consist primarily of slight differences in accent or pronunciation and minor grammatical usages.
But Himalaya is the received pronunciation, certainly in the UK, so I didn't want to sound as though I was being too clever.
She was still in the midst of the old world of received pronunciation and velvet smoking jackets.

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