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pronounceability

pronounceability noun: the quality of being pronounceable.

Noun

pronounceability (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being pronounceable.
    • The most important rule is unwritten but not unspoken. It is the rule of pronounceability. Sure, xzyqt looks grand, but how do you say it?2002 August 25, Erin McKean, “THE WAY WE LIVE NOW: 8-25-02: ON LANGUAGE; Neologist”, in The New York Times

Synonyms of pronounceability

Origin of pronounceability

From pronounceable + -ity or pronounce + -ability.

Questions about pronounceability

What does pronounceability mean?
Pronounceability means the quality of being pronounceable.
What part of speech is pronounceability?
Pronounceability is a noun.

Words near pronounceability in the dictionary

  1. pronoun demonstrative
  2. pronoun people
  3. pronoun person
  4. pronounal
  5. pronounce
  6. pronounceability
  7. pronounceable
  8. pronounceableness
  9. pronounceably
  10. pronounced
  11. pronouncedly

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