enunciation

== English == === Etymology === From Latin ēnuntiātiō. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪˌnʌn.sɪˈeɪ.ʃən/, (rarer) /ɪˌnʌn.ʃɪˈeɪ.ʃən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ 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. The mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially with regards to the fullness and distinctness of articulation. That which is enunciated or announced; words in which a proposition is expressed; formal declaration Synonyms: announcement, statement ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === diction === Further reading === “enunciation, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.