PRONUNCIATION in a Sentence

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 Meanings and Examples of PRONUNCIATION
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pronunciation
 n.  the way a word or a language is customarily spoken
 n.  the manner in which someone utters a word
Classic Sentence:
1  The poor lady sang Killarney in a bodiless gasping voice, with all the old-fashioned mannerisms of intonation and pronunciation which she believed lent elegance to her singing.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In A MOTHER
2  The mere pronunciation is easy enough.
Pygmalion By George Bernard Shaw
Context  Highlight   In ACT II
3  He makes remarks out loud all the time on the clergyman's pronunciation.
Pygmalion By George Bernard Shaw
Context  Highlight   In ACT V
4  She deprived them of their flatness by her pronunciation.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 12: CHAPTER I—HISTORY OF CORINTHE FROM ITS FOUNDATION
5  He spied on his accent and gesture, but his disappointment increased; the pronunciation was nasal and absolutely unlike the dry, shrill tone which he had expected.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 9: CHAPTER IV—A BOTTLE OF INK WHICH ONLY SUCCEEDED IN WHITEN...
6  Their pronunciation was quick, and the words they uttered, not having any apparent connection with visible objects, I was unable to discover any clue by which I could unravel the mystery of their reference.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 12
7  The pronunciation of so terrible a name produced the usual effect among his auditors.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 27
Example Sentence:
1  You should look out for your pronunciation when you speak English.
2  That pronunciation is unacceptable in the south of Britain.
3  She had to instruct the students to work on their pronunciation.