D defs.my
Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Pronunciation

/prə-nŭn'-sē-ā′-shən/ · Pro·nun·ci·a·tion · IPA /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃn̩/
01 n. The act of uttering with articulation; the act of giving the proper sound and accent; utterance; as, the pronunciation of syllables of word…
  1. 1.
    The act of uttering with articulation; the act of giving the proper sound and accent; utterance; as, the pronunciation of syllables of words; distinct or indistinct pronunciation.
  2. 2.
    The mode of uttering words or sentences.
  3. 3.
    The art of manner of uttering a discourse publicly with propriety and gracefulness; -- now called delivery.(Rhet.) Also: delivery