enunci'ation

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enunciate (ɪˈnʌnsɪˌeɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to articulate or pronounce (words), esp clearly and distinctly
2.  (tr) to state precisely or formally
 
[C17: from Latin ēnuntiāre to declare, from nuntiāre to announce, from nuntius messenger]
 
enunci'ation
 
n
 
e'nunciative
 
adj
 
e'nunciatory
 
adj
 
e'nunciatively
 
adv
 
e'nunciator
 
n

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Enunci'ation is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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