enunciation

[ ih-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. an act or manner of enunciating.

  2. utterance or pronunciation.

  1. a formal announcement or statement: the enunciation of a doctrine.

Origin of enunciation

1
First recorded in 1545–55, enunciation is from the Latin word ēnūntiātiōn- (stem of ēnūntiātiō). See enunciate, -ion

Other words from enunciation

  • non·e·nun·ci·a·tion, noun
  • re·e·nun·ci·a·tion, noun

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