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Added 9 October 2026

pronounce

/pɹəˈnaʊns/ verb

Latin root: prōnūntiō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pronounce at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way.
She pronounces French words in a funny way
Pronounce judgment on.
They labeled him unfit to work here

Origin

Recorded since c.1330 as Middle English pronouncen (“to utter, declare officially”), from Old French prononcier, from Latin prōnūntiō, itself from prō- (“forth, out, in public”) + nūntiō (“to announce”) from nūntius (“messenger”).

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