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pro.nounce \pr*-'nau.n(t)s\ \-'nau.n(t)-s*-b*l\ vb [ME pronouncen, fr. MF 
   prononcier, fr. L pronuntiare, fr. ]pro- forth + nuntiare to report, fr. 
   nuntius messenger - more at PRO- 1: to utter officially or ceremoniously  
   2: to declare authoritatively or as an opinion  3: to employ the organs of 
   speech to produce {~ these words}  4: RECITE  1: to pass judgment  2: to 
   produce the components of spoken language {~ faultlessly}  - 
   pro.nounce.able aj