CONTINENTAL PRONUNCIATION
\kˌɒntɪnˈɛntə͡l pɹənˌʌnsɪˈe͡ɪʃən], \kˌɒntɪnˈɛntəl pɹənˌʌnsɪˈeɪʃən], \k_ˌɒ_n_t_ɪ_n_ˈɛ_n_t_əl p_ɹ_ə_n_ˌʌ_n_s_ɪ__ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of CONTINENTAL PRONUNCIATION
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A method of pronouncing Latin and Greek in which the vowels have their more familiar Continental values, as in German and Italian, the consonants being pronounced mostly as in English. The stricter form of this method of pronouncing Latin approaches the Roman, the modified form the English, pronunciation. The Continental method of Greek pronunciation is often called Erasmian.
By Oddity Software
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A method of pronouncing Latin and Greek in which the vowels have their more familiar Continental values, as in German and Italian, the consonants being pronounced mostly as in English. The stricter form of this method of pronouncing Latin approaches the Roman, the modified form the English, pronunciation. The Continental method of Greek pronunciation is often called Erasmian.
By Noah Webster.
