1.
[syn: enunciation, diction]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Enunciation \E*nun`ci*a"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. enuntiatio,
-ciatio.]
1. The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making
known; open attestation; declaration; as, the enunciation
of an important truth.
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By way of interpretation and enunciation. --Jer.
Taylor.
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2. Mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially as regards
fullness and distinctness or articulation; as, to speak
with a clear or impressive enunciation.
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3. That which is enunciated or announced; words in which a
proposition is expressed; an announcement; a formal
declaration; a statement.
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Every intelligible enunciation must be either true
or false. --A. Clarke.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
enunciation
n 1: the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view
of its intelligibility to the audience [syn: enunciation,
diction]