Pro*nun`ci*a"tion (?; 277), n. [F. pronunciation, L. pronunciatio. See Pronounce.]

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. The mode of uttering words or sentences.

3. (Rhet.) The art of manner of uttering a discourse publicly with propriety and gracefulness; -- now called delivery. J. Q. Adams.

• The way words are made to sound when spoken.
       What is the correct pronunciation of "hiccough"?
       His Italian pronunciation is terrible.
  
  Interlingua
• pronunciation
  
• pronunciation, proclamation, manifest