re enunciation

e·nun·ci·a·tion

[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.

Origin:
1545–55; < Latin ēnūntiātiōn- (stem of ēnūntiātiō). See enunciate, -ion

non·e·nun·ci·a·tion, noun
re·e·nun·ci·a·tion, noun
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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
 
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e'nunciator
 
n

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enunciation
1530s, from L. enuntiationem (nom. enuntiatio), from enuntiare "enunciate," from ex- "from" + nuntius "messenger" (see nuncio).
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