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utterance
1[uht-er-uhns]
noun
manner of speaking; power of speaking.
His very utterance was spellbinding.
something uttered; utter; a word or words uttered; utter; a cry, animal's call, or the like.
Linguistics., any speech sequence consisting of one or more words and preceded and followed by silence: it may be coextensive with a sentence.
Obsolete., a public sale of goods.
utterance
2[uht-er-uhns]
noun
the utmost extremity, especially death.
utterance
1/ ˈʌtərəns /
noun
something uttered, such as a statement
the act or power of uttering or the ability to utter
logic philosophy an element of spoken language, esp a sentence Compare inscription
utterance
2/ ˈʌtərəns /
noun
archaic, the bitter end (esp in the phrase to the utterance )
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Example Sentences
On the stunning “Berghain,” a baffling line about a fire in the brain that feels like a teddy bear sits alongside a profane utterance in English by singer Yves Tumor.
Yet once divulged, her radiant inner life colors every utterance.
As they part, Nour makes one of her rare utterances: “‘We will drive them into the sea—we will,’ Nour told him.”
"When an age ends and the soul of a nation finds utterance. Tonight we step out from the old to the new," Mamdani continued.
Their every utterance was akin to a 'is this all you've got?' message to their visitors.
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