Pro-nūn'ci-ā'tion, n.

(-shī-ā'shun) (Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. prononciation, Sp. pronunciacion, It. pronun-ciāzione, pronunziazione, Pr. & Lat. pronunciatio. See PRONOUNCE.]

1. The act of uttering with articulation; utterance; as, the pronunciation of syllables or words; distinct or indistinct pronunciation.
2. The mode of uttering words or sentences.
3. (Rhet.) The act or manner of uttering a discourse publicly with propriety and gracefulness;—now called delivery. J. Q. Adams.