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Definition: MISPRONOUNCING

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb mispronounce.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(mispronounce)
1. Pronounce a word incorrectly; "She mispronounces many Latinate words".[Wordnet].
2. To pronounce incorrectly.[Websters].
3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: mispronouncing, mispronounced, mispronounces, mispronouncer, mispronouncers, mispronouncingly and mispronouncedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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Date "Mispronouncing" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1824. (references)

Definition: MISPRONOUNCING

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb mispronounce.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(mispronounce)
1. Pronounce a word incorrectly; "She mispronounces many Latinate words".[Wordnet].
2. To pronounce incorrectly.[Websters].
3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: mispronouncing, mispronounced, mispronounces, mispronouncer, mispronouncers, mispronouncingly and mispronouncedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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Date "MISPRONOUNCING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1824. (references)

Specialty Definition: mispronounce

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Verb] mispronouns'. To pronounce erroneously; as, to mispronounce a word, a name, &c.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary[Verb] (transitive) To pronounce (a word, phrase, etc.) incorrectly. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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