In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
PRONUNCIATION
pronunciation, orthoepy
(noun) the way a word or a language is customarily spoken; âthe pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreignersâ; âthat is the correct pronunciationâ
pronunciation
(noun) the manner in which someone utters a word; âthey are always correcting my pronunciationâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pronunciation (countable and uncountable, plural pronunciations)
(countable) The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
(uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.
(countable) The act of pronouncing or uttering something.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*nun`ci*a"tion, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: The art of manner of uttering a discourse publicly with propriety and gracefulness; -- now called delivery. J. Q. Adams.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IDENTIFY
(verb) recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; âShe identified the man on the âwantedâ posterâ
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