enunciation
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English
Etymology
From Latin ēnuntiātiō.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɪˌnʌn.sɪˈeɪ.ʃən/, (rarer) /ɪˌnʌn.ʃɪˈeɪ.ʃən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
Audio (General American): (file) - Hyphenation: e‧nun‧ci‧a‧tion
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
enunciation (countable and uncountable, plural enunciations)
- The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration.
- It was time for the enunciation of an important truth.
- The mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially with regards to the fullness and distinctness of articulation.
- She speaks with an impressively clear enunciation.
- That which is enunciated or announced; words in which a proposition is expressed; formal declaration
- Synonyms: announcement, statement
Translations
act of enunciating
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mode of pronunciation
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See also
Further reading
- “enunciation, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
