enunciation

noun

enun·​ci·​a·​tion

plural -s

1

a

: the act of formulating or stating (something, such as a law or principle) in a definite systematic way

the enunciation of the exclusion principle resolved the apparent contradiction within the … theory

—G. H. Wannier

b

: the act of producing or declaring publicly

we have a national penchant for enunciation of broad, idealistic goals

—A. B. Lans

2

: manner of uttering, articulating, or pronouncing especially as regards ease of perceptibility

a region of literacy and slurred enunciation

—James Thurber

detected in his enunciation some slight influence of the brandy

—Glenway Wescott

3

: something that is enunciated : statement, announcement, expression

a tentative enunciation to a theme which was to become important

—G. J. Becker

contained an enunciation … of all the traditional freedoms

—J. P. Humphrey

Word History

Etymology

Latin enunciation-, enunciatio, enuntiation-, enuntiatio, from enunciatus, enuntiatus + -ion-, -io -ion

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Rhymes for enunciation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration