enunciation

[ ih-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n ]

/ ɪˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən /

an act or manner of enunciating.

utterance or pronunciation.

a formal announcement or statement: the enunciation of a doctrine.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1545–55, enunciation is from the Latin word ēnūntiātiōn- (stem of ēnūntiātiō). See enunciate, -ion

non·e·nun·ci·a·tion, nounre·e·nun·ci·a·tion, noun

Actor, enunciation of the, 19;importance of deep breathing for, 19.
Resonance in Singing and Speaking|Thomas Fillebrown
The Roman Code was merely an enunciation in words of the existing customs of the Roman people.
Ancient Law|Sir Henry James Sumner Maine
The writing finished, "Wash B" himself took me in hand, and for another month drilled me in delivery, enunciation and gesture.
My Life|Josiah Flynt
He had been speaking slowly, but without the least hesitation, and with a bitter definiteness of enunciation.
Felix Holt, The Radical|George Eliot

The enunciation of those figures nearly put the Cap'n out of commission, but with a gulp and after a mental stagger he marched on.
The Skipper and the Skipped|Holman Day