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noun

  1. a pronunciation based on spelling, usually a variant of the traditional pronunciation. The spelling pronunciation of waistcoat is rather than


spelling pronunciation British  

noun

  1. a pronunciation of a word that is influenced by the word's orthography and often comes about as the modification of an earlier or original rendering, such as the pronunciation of the British name Mainwaring, usually ( ˈmænərɪŋ ), as ( ˈmeɪnˌwɛərɪŋ )

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American and British English differ on many levels: spelling, pronunciation, vocabulary, style and grammar.

From Economist ● Jul. 20, 2017

Then as soon as possible look it up in the dictionary to fix its spelling, pronunciation, and definition.

From Business English A Practice Book by Rose Buhlig

Gives spelling, pronunciation, definition and use of words.

From Child-Life in Japan and Japanese Child Stories by William Elliot Griffis

It is important that the spelling, pronunciation, and meaning be determined when you first meet the word, and it is equally important that the word be used soon and often.

From Composition-Rhetoric by Stratton D. Brooks

Alongside of his strictly literary production, he occupied himself diligently with the technique of composition—grammar, spelling, pronunciation, metre, even an elementary system of shorthand.

From Latin Literature by J. W. (John William) Mackail

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