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.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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