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pronounced

[pruh-nounst]

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adjective

strongly marked: a pronounced fishy taste.

clearly indicated: a pronounced contrast.

decided; unequivocal: pronounced views.

Origin:
1570–80; pronounce + -ed²

Related forms

pro·nounc·ed·ly

[pruh-noun-sid-lee, -nounst-lee] , adverb

pro·nounc·ed·ness, noun

un·pro·nounced, adjective

well-pro·nounced, adjective

Synonyms
1. distinct, unmistakable.

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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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Example Sentences

He was pronounced dead at the hospital an hour later.

The upward trend was less pronounced for women with poor husbands.

Italian is a phonetic language-words are pronounced the way they are written, and no letters are silent.

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He was pronounced dead at the hospital an hour later.

The upward trend was less pronounced for women with poor husbands.

Italian is a phonetic language-words are pronounced the way they are written, and no letters are silent.

With a pronounced crunch, one bumper smashed into another.

Young culms of this running bamboo are green with a pronounced yellowish groove more add to my plant list.

The soup had an author, who tasted it and pronounced it good.

Such heavy drinking was especially pronounced among male students.

Early last year, many commentators pronounced the monster dormant, if not definitively deceased.

One molt per year, but seasonal variation pronounced.

It was heavily personalized by the author and his final judgment pronounced.

In early summer, bears yellow flowers with pronounced fragrance of orange-blossom honey.

Decker has to fill in missing letters to three letter words after hearing the word pronounced.

The nation has pronounced its dedication to increasing college-degree attainment.

But lately the symptoms of schizophrenia have grown more pronounced.

Such effects are more pronounced in females than males, as males start out with estrogen but lose the hormone as they develop.

With these changes comes a pronounced effect on the industries and organizations that rely on the normals.

Young culms of this running bamboo are green with a pronounced yellowish groove.

They found the effects are even more pronounced in old rats.

Let's get back to adequately funding community colleges and we'll see a pronounced difference in the number of college graduates.

The danger is particularly pronounced in hostile bids that cross borders and involve much-loved brands.

The similarity is so pronounced that not all are convinced at this point.

And some beans have pronounced flavor, while others are more delicate in taste.

Colors aren't spectacular and the shutter lag is a bit pronounced.

The public's right to know has been honored as the high priority that this state's legislature has pronounced it to be.

But the slowdown will be less pronounced if the government succeeds in boosting consumption as a new growth engine.

When squeezed, the flower cones should feel slightly papery and have a pronounced odor.

After they were pronounced husband and wife, the actor.

Although the being looked apish in many ways, the face lacked a pronounced muzzle as seen in chimps and.

Dirt and dust have a much more pronounced effect than with a traditional needle.

Emergency medical technicians pronounced him dead at the scene.

Most intriguingly, perhaps, the laboratory animals showed more pronounced gains than those living outside a lab.

To paleontologists today, the large hole in the center of the skull suggests a pronounced trunk.

It is especially pronounced if you blink your eyes to revive the image to slow down the fading.

Fruity means simply that the wine has pronounced flavors or aromas of fruit.

But she had been tested, apparently of her own volition, by a reputable chemist who pronounced her disease-free.

Chioggia has a more pronounced color and more pronounced white ribs.

My friends have even noticed it and apparently discussed it in my absence because it is so pronounced.

The public's anti-foreign bias is equally pronounced.

Pronounced white lines divide the giraffe's coat into warm brown polygons.

Other neurological conditions have similar but often less pronounced effects.

Kashmiri had already been pronounced dead once before.

The boy was struck with a single bullet and was pronounced dead in the house, the police said.

The pundits who have pronounced on this over the past decade or so fall roughly into three categories:.

Nowhere is this more pronounced than in the discussion on global warming.

Its growth has been so pronounced that the site's own server melted down earlier this month.

There are many characters that are pronounced exactly the same but have completely different written, which is lost with pinyin.

Ammann recovered a skull which had a pronounced ridge on its forehead characteristic of gorilla.

Viewing the image with your peripheral vision makes the motion appear more pronounced.

Those who are younger may not even know how the word is pronounced.

But it is particularly pronounced at those firms that got into real trouble.

The distortion is a pronounced curvature of local spacetime.

Cubicle sellers across the valley have also detected a pronounced shrinkage in the size of the standard cube.

It was reminiscent of the great tidal bores that are particularly pronounced during the equinox.

The swings for both genders were more pronounced after the age of.

So it makes the downward trend even more pronounced.

Then a doctor pulled out his stethoscope and pronounced the condemned man dead.

The gene pool would shrink and any defects of the brain or physique would become more pronounced as time went.

The effect is more pronounced on plants with small hairlike structures, such as ferns, that hold the water droplet in place.

It was pronounced a disease to get health insurance cover.

If the sun caused the seasonal variation, it would cause an even more pronounced daily fluctuation.

Soon after the activity abated, the patients were pronounced dead.

Clearly some of each gender has greater mental abilities, moral character and more pronounced physical attributes than others.

They generally display a pronounced preference as to genre as well.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used with object)

to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).

to utter or sound in a particular manner in speaking: He pronounces his words indistinctly.

to utter or articulate in the accepted or correct manner: I can't pronounce this word.

to declare (a person or thing) to be as specified: She pronounced it the best salmon she had ever tasted.

to utter or deliver formally or solemnly: to pronounce sentence.

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to announce authoritatively or officially: The judge pronounced the defendant guilty.

to indicate the pronunciation of (words) by providing a phonetic transcription: This dictionary pronounces most of the words entered.

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verb (used without object)

to pronounce words, phrases, etc.

to make a statement or assertion, especially an authoritative statement (often followed by on): He was required to pronounce on the findings of his research.

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to give an opinion or decision (usually followed by on): to pronounce on an important matter.

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to indicate the pronunciation of words: a spelling book that pronounces.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English pronouncen < Middle French prononcier < Latin prōnūntiāre to proclaim, announce, recite, utter. See pro-¹, announce

Related forms

pro·nounce·a·ble, adjective

pro·nounce·a·ble·ness, noun

pro·nounc·er, noun

pre·pro·nounce, verb (used with object), -nounced, -nounc·ing.

un·pro·nounce·a·ble, adjective

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un·pro·nounc·ing, adjective

COLLAPSE

Can be confused: announce, enunciate, pronounce (see synonym note at announce).

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Collins

World English Dictionary

pronounced (prəˈnaʊnst)

—*adj*
1.	strongly marked or indicated
2.	(of a sound) articulated with vibration of the vocal cords; voiced

pronouncedly

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

pronounce

early 14c., "to utter, declare officially," from O.Fr. pronuncier (late 13c.), from L.L. pronunciare, from L. pronuntiare "to proclaim, announce, pronounce," from pro- "forth, out, in public" + nuntiare "announce," from nuntius "messenger" (see nuncio). With ref. to the mode

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of sounding words or languages, it is attested from c.1620 (but cf. pronunciation in this sense early 15c.). Pronounced, with the fig. meaning "emphatic," first attested c.1730.

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