enunciation
English
Etymology
From Latin ēnuntiātiō.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɪˌnʌn.sɪˈeɪ.ʃən/, /ɪˌnʌn.ʃɪˈeɪ.ʃən/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɪˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- Hyphenation: e‧nun‧ci‧a‧tion
Noun
enunciation (countable and uncountable, plural enunciations)
- The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration.
- It was time for the enunciation of an important truth.
- Mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially as regards fullness and distinctness or articulation.
- She speaks with an impressively clear enunciation.
- That which is enunciated or announced; words in which a proposition is expressed; formal declaration
- Synonyms: announcement, statement
Translations
act of enunciating
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mode of pronunciation
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that which is announced
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Further reading
- “enunciation, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.