Definition of "pronounced" []

• Spoken; voiced. (adjective)
• Strongly marked; distinct: walks with a pronounced limp. (adjective)

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• "General Valencia, he who pronounced (but two short months ago!) the high-flown and flattering speech to the president, on receiving the sword of honour, has now _pronounced_ in a very different and much clearer manner."
• "I just hope politicians like Michele Bachman make sure they hear the word pronounced before attempting to use it."
• "‘Adela,’ repeated Ramón, as if the name pronounced itself."