ar'ticulatory

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articulation (ɑːˌtɪkjʊˈleɪʃən)

—n
1.	the act or process of speaking or expressing in words
2.	a. the process of articulating a speech sound
	b. the sound so produced, esp a consonant
3.	the act or the state of being jointed together
4.	the form or manner in which something is jointed
5.	zoology
	a. a joint such as that between bones or arthropod segments
	b. the way in which jointed parts are connected
6.	botany the part of a plant at which natural separation occurs, such as the joint between leaf and stem
7.	a joint or jointing

ar'ticulatory

—*adj*

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