Enunciation

//ɪˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration. countable, uncountable

    "It was time for the enunciation of an important truth."

  2. 2
    the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience wordnet
  3. 3
    The mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially with regards to the fullness and distinctness of articulation. countable, uncountable

    "She speaks with an impressively clear enunciation."

  4. 4
    That which is enunciated or announced; words in which a proposition is expressed; formal declaration countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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affirmanceaffirmationallegationannouncementannouncementannunciation

Example

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"Ivor’s voice was deep and quiet, with clear enunciation; while that of Captain Peirce was some semitones higher in key, with a rapid and rather indistinct intonation."

Etymology

From Latin ēnuntiātiō.

Related phrases

clear articulationclear speech

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