PRONOUNCED

/pɹəˈnaʊnst/

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P(3) R(1) O(1) N(1) O(1) U(1) N(1) C(3) E(1) D(2)

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Definition

/pɹəˈnaʊnst/

verb

To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.
“I hereby pronounce you man and wife.”
To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.
“The doctor pronounced them legally dead.”
To pass judgment.
“The judge had pronounced often before, but never in front of such a crowd.”
To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate.
To produce the components of speech.
“Actors must be able to pronounce perfectly or deliberately disabled.”

adjective