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Definition of Enunciation

1. Noun. The articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience.

Definition of Enunciation

1. n. The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration; as, the enunciation of an important truth.

Definition of Enunciation

1. Noun. The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration; as, the enunciation of an important truth. ¹

2. Noun. Mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially as regards fullness and distinctness or articulation; as, to speak with a clear or impressive enunciation. ¹

3. Noun. That which is enunciated or announced; words in which a proposition is expressed; an announcement; a formal declaration; a statement. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Enunciation

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Enunciation

Literary usage of Enunciation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Argumentation and Debating by William Trufant Foster (1917)
"Every speaker should follow conscientiously a series of vocal exercises prescribed by a competent instructor for his special needs.l Enunciation. ..."

2. Elements of Public Speaking by Harry Garfield Houghton (1916)
"CHAPTER VI Enunciation After the student has gained control of the muscles that ... This is commonly known as enunciation. We find that enunciation and ..."

3. Reading in Public Schools by Thomas Henry Briggs, Lotus Delta Coffman (1911)
"CHAPTER XVI ARTICULATION AND Enunciation If children heard only the best ... From babyhood each child hears enunciation which, for the most part, ..."

4. The Organon, Or Logical Treatises, of Aristotle: With the Introduction of by Aristotle, Octavius Freire Owen, Porphyry (1908)
"V.— Of Enunciation? l Divisions of ONE first enunciative ... 3 Definition is a sentence, but not as if one enunciation; its consideration belongs to the ..."

5. Composition, Oral and Written by Charles Sears Baldwin (1911)
"Care in Enunciation. — All the while, since we speak continually and write seldom, we may confirm the habit of accurate use by accurate enunciation. ..."

6. Letters to His Son: On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a by Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, Oliver Herbrand Gordon Leigh (1901)
"DEAR BOY: Your very bad enunciation runs so much in my head, ... Read what Cicero and Quint ilian say of enunciation, and see what a stress they lay upon ..."

7. The Art of Debate by Raymond Macdonald Alden (1900)
"Ability to make one's self heard in large assemblies is often simply a matter of distinct enunciation. There are usually three points to be noticed here. ..."

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