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self-pronouncing

American  
[self-pruh-noun-sing] / ˈsɛlf prəˈnaʊn sɪŋ /

adjective

  1. having the pronunciation indicated, especially by diacritical marks added on original spellings rather than by phonetic symbols.

    a self-pronouncing dictionary.


self-pronouncing British  

adjective

  1. (in a phonetic transcription) of, relating to, or denoting a word that, except for additional diacritic marks of stress, may keep the letters of its ordinary orthography to represent its pronunciation

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SEE Elliott, Harriet A.   Pocket self-pronouncing dictionary     & vocabulary builder.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1969 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

New universal self-pronouncing dictionary of the English language.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1961 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

The Home garden self-pronouncing dictionary of plant names.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1975 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

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