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pronounce ~ pronunciation

“Pronounce” (verb — with the sound of the word ‘noun’) is ‘to say something openly; to say something officially (to declare); to make the sound of a word’,

e.g.

The judge pronounced the judgement.

The letter ‘K’ in the word ‘knee’ is not pronounced, but it is pronounced in ‘king’.

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“Pronunciation” (the noun form of the verb word ‘pronounce’, with the letters ‘nun’ rhyming with the word ‘nun’) is ‘the way a word or a language is spoken; the way a particular person speaks or makes the sounds of words’,

e.g.

It’s important to learn a new word in English, and it’s more important to learn its pronunciation.

Compare:

The pronunciation of the word ‘pronounce’ is different from that of ‘pronunciation’!

{Watch Out! This pair of words is used frequently in this part of the course material, and if you pay attention to it, you may find an error!?!}

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