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- pronunciation:
- pr
nuhn
si
eI
shn
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or manner of saying the sounds of words.
The child's pronunciation of the words was very clear.- similar words:
- talk
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| definition 2: |
an accepted way of saying words.
There are two pronunciations for the word "Caribbean." |
The word pronunciation
contains the following parts:
noun, nunc
Latin
root
that means declare
  Example words:
-ation
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ation
is a compound of -ate1 + -ion. It turns verbs ending in -ate into nouns (decorate/ decoration
). Not all nouns with this suffix, however, have a corresponding verb ending in -ate (information
, alteration).
Example words:
accusation, admiration, agitation, celebration, combination, communication, conversation, coronation, decoration, education, equation, imitation, information, irrigation, irritation, location, pronunciation, reservation, separation, transformation, translation, creation, elevation, discrimination, immigration, evaporation, vacation
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