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enunciation

[ ih-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an act or manner of enunciating.
  2. utterance or pronunciation.
  3. a formal announcement or statement:

    the enunciation of a doctrine.



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Other Words From

  • none·nunci·ation noun
  • ree·nunci·ation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of enunciation1

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

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Example Sentences

So we humans have evolved to choose language and enunciations that are easy to learn and are appropriate and so maybe that touches also on sort of the history of language.

That heavy breathing mixed with over-articulate enunciation thing that she does was in full force.

Chunks of dialogue were nearly impossible to understand, obscured by poor enunciation and thick accents.

Mr. Beale struck him as a fattened duplicate of Mr. Illington, thin of lip, hard of eye, slow and precise in enunciation.

The Philadelphian is quite as marked in tone and enunciation.

And with slow enunciation Sybil pronounced the mystic words which she had heard repeated by the sexton.

While it had been intelligible, his enunciation was puzzling at times; occasionally hardly understandable.

Factum est: and beyond the information contained in the enunciation of the Fact, it can be characterized only by the consequences.

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