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PRONUNCIATION (Lat. pronuntiatio, from pronuntiare, proclaim, announce, pronounce)
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PRONUNCIATION (Lat. pronuntiatio, from pronuntiare, proclaim, announce, pronounce), the action of pronouncing, the manner of uttering an articulate vocal sound (see PHONETICS and VOICE). The original sense of the Latin, a public declaration, is preserved in Spanish pronunciamiento, a manifesto or proclamation, especially as issued by a party of insurrection or revolution.