pronounced
adjective (pronounced, more pronounced); also past form of pronounce
Everyday
- Very noticeable, strong or clear: a pronounced limp, a pronounced accent. tree →
- The past form of «pronounce»: She pronounced the word well. tree →
In the lessons
In descriptions and science reports: «a pronounced change in temperature» means a big, clear change. In stories: «He walked with a pronounced limp». As a verb: «The word was pronounced wrongly». Phrases: «a pronounced accent», «more pronounced», «a pronounced effect», «was pronounced».
Examples
- Grandpa has a pronounced Scottish accent. tree →
- The change in the plant was very pronounced after a week. tree →
- He walked with a pronounced limp after the match. tree →
- The word was pronounced in two different ways. tree →
- There is a pronounced smell of smoke. tree →
- The difference between the two numbers is pronounced: 5 and 500. tree →
- Her cheekbones are quite pronounced. tree →
- Then he solemnly pronounced the following words: tree →
Note
Two uses: adjective «noticeable» and past form of «pronounce». Context tells which. Similar to: marked, obvious, strong.
In Jewish tradition
In the Prophets and Nehemiah it also means spoke or declared aloud, as Baruch pronounced Jeremiah's words, or God pronounced evil on a place, or a prophet pronounced a prophecy.
Interpretation. In Sefer Yetzirah the "double letters" can be said in two ways, hard and soft. The tradition sees these two sounds as showing opposites like strength and weakness. In Jeremiah, what was pronounced was the word of God, written down by Baruch.
Examples
- They pronounced it partly aspirated and partly unaspirated. [See Dr. Geiger's Lehr-und Lese-buch der Mischnah, p. 22, and Dr. Graetz's Gnosticismus, p. 117.] (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him: 'The LORD thy God pronounced this evil upon this place; (Prophets JER.40.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then Baruch answered them: 'He pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book.' (Prophets JER.36.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- And I discerned, and, lo, God had not sent him; for he pronounced this prophecy against me, whereas Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. (Writings NEH.6.12, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Two uses: adjective «noticeable» and past form of «pronounce». Context tells which. Similar to: marked, obvious, strong.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «pronounced» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- Trees and pragmatics of «pronounced» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «pronounced» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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