Meaning of ENUNCIATION
Pronunciation: | | i`nunsee'eyshun
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience |
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| Synonyms: | | diction |
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| See Also: | | articulation, mumbling | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \E*nun`ci*a"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. enuntiatio,
-ciatio.]
1. The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making
known; open attestation; declaration; as, the enunciation
of an important truth.
By way of interpretation and enunciation. --Jer.
Taylor.
2. Mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially as regards
fullness and distinctness or articulation; as, to speak
with a clear or impressive enunciation.
3. That which is enunciated or announced; words in which a
proposition is expressed; an announcement; a formal
declaration; a statement.
Every intelligible enunciation must be either true
or false. --A. Clarke.
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Thesaurus Terms |
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| Related Terms: | | affirmance, affirmation, allegation, announcement, annunciation, articulation, assertion, asseveration, attack, averment, avouchment, avowal, bulletin board, circular, communique, conclusion, creed, declaration, delivery, dictum, edict, encyclical, ipse dixit, manifesto, notice, notification, phonation, position, position paper, positive declaration, predicate, predication, proclamation, profession, program, programma, pronouncement, pronunciamento, pronunciation, proposition, protest, protestation, public notice, report, say, saying, say-so, stance, stand, statement, ukase, utterance, vocalization, voicing, vouch, white book, white paper, word |
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