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pronunciation

[pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn] / prəˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən /




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Israel was newly founded as a nation, and pronunciation, not translation, was at the center of the instruction, so after all that time I still couldn’t read or speak Hebrew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

So for me personally as a listener, it’s about that effort, rather than getting the perfect pronunciation.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

U.S. figure skater and Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu recently revealed that the correct pronunciation of her name is “uh-LEE-suh LEE-oh”.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Some tasks involve translating ancient Palmyrene inscriptions, while others require identifying tiny anatomical structures in birds or analyzing detailed features of Biblical Hebrew pronunciation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

"Vernesha," she says automatically, as if she's been correcting people's pronunciation of her name all her life.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon




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