continental pronunciation

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Definition of continental pronunciation in English English dictionary: 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 state of being contiguous; intimate association; nearness; proximity; Contiguous; touching; The Continental method of Greek pronunciation is often called Erasmian; The restraint which a person imposes upon his desires and passions; the act or power of refraining from indulgence of the sexual appetite, esp; from unlawful indulgence; sometimes, moderation in sexu; The act or process of framing together, or uniting, as beams in a fabric; The stricter form of this method of pronouncing Latin approaches the Roman, the modified form the English, pronunciation; A framework or fabric, as of beams; In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining; Self-restraint; self-command

continental pronunciation

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Con·ti·nen·tal pro·nun·ci·a·tion

käntınentıl prōnʌnsieyşın

/ˌkäntəˈnentəl prōˌnənsēˈāsʜən/ /ˌkɑːntəˈnɛntəl proʊˌnʌnsiːˈeɪʃən/

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