enunciation

e·nun·ci·ate

 (ĭ-nŭn′sē-āt′)
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 ēnūntiāre, ēnūntiāt- : ē-, ex-, ex- + nūntiāre, to announce (from nūntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots).]

e·nun′ci·a·ble (-ə-bəl) adj.
e·nun′ci·a′tion n.
e·nun′ci·a′tive (-sē-ā′tĭv, -sē-ə-tĭv) adj.
e·nun′ci·a′tive·ly adv.
e·nun′ci·a′tor n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.enunciation - the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audienceenunciation - 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
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enunciation

noun
The use of the speech organs to produce sounds:
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Translations
لَفْظ، نُطْق، إعْلان
artikulationudtale
AusdruckAusdrucksweiseKundgebung
articulationénonciation
framburîur; framsögn
articolazioneassertoenunciazione
klar og tydelig uttale
söylemetelâffuz etme
清晰的发言

enunciation

[ɪˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən] N [of word, sound] → pronunciación f, articulación f; [of theory, idea] → enunciación f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

enunciation

[ɪnʌnsiˈeɪʃən] n
[word] → articulation f
[thought, idea, plan] → énonciation f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

enunciation

nArtikulation f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

enunciation

[ɪˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃn] n (see vt) → articolazione f, enunciazione
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

enunciate

(iˈnansieit) verb
to pronounce clearly and distinctly. He carefully enunciated each syllable of the word.
eˌnunciˈation noun
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