Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PRO-NUN-CI-A'TION, n. [Fr. prononciation, from L. pronunciatio.]

1. The act of uttering with articulation; utterance; as, the pronunciation of syllables or words; distinct or indistinct pronunciation.
2. The mode of uttering words or sentence; particularly, the art or manner of uttering a discourse publicly with propriety and gracefulness; now called delivery. – J. Q. Adams.