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e·nun·ci·ate  (-nns-t)
v. e·nun·ci·at·ed, e·nun·ci·at·ing, e·nun·ci·ates
v.tr.
1. To pronounce; articulate.
2. To state or set forth precisely or systematically: enunciate a doctrine.
3. To announce; proclaim.
v.intr.
To pronounce words; speak aloud.

[Latin nntire, nntit- : -, ex-, ex- + nntire, to announce (from nntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots).]

e·nunci·a·ble (--bl) adj.
e·nunci·ation n.
e·nunci·ative (-s-tv, -s--tv) adj.
e·nunci·ative·ly adv.
e·nunci·ator n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.enunciationenunciation - the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
articulation - the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
mumbling - indistinct enunciation
Translations
enunciation [ɪˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən] N [of word, sound] → pronunciación f, articulación f; [of theory, idea] → enunciación f
enunciation [ɪnʌnsiˈeɪʃən] n
[word] → articulation f
[thought, idea, plan] → énonciation f
enunciation
nArtikulation f
enunciation [ɪˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃn] n (see vt) → articolazione f, enunciazione
enunciation [ɪˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃn] n (see vt) → articolazione f, enunciazione


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From the standpoint from which the science of history now regards its subject on the path it now follows, seeking the causes of events in man's freewill, a scientific enunciation of those laws is impossible, for however man's free will may be restricted, as soon as we recognize it as a force not subject to law, the existence of law becomes impossible.
"As long as I have stood in the midst of human affairs," said the chair, with a very oracular enunciation, "I have constantly observed that Justice, Truth, and Love are the chief ingredients of every happy life.
The Frenchman left them for friends at another table, and Cronshaw, with the lazy enunciation which was one of his peculiarities, began to discourse on the relative merits of Kent and Lancashire.
 
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