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overpronounce

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-pro-nounce
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give an exaggerated pronunciation to.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From over- + pronounce.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overpronounces (present, singular) overpronouncing (participle, present) overpronounced (participle, past) overpronounced (past)

Questions

What does overpronounce mean?
To give an exaggerated pronunciation to.
Where does overpronounce come from?
From over- + pronounce.

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