utterance

== English == === Alternative forms === utteraunce === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʌtəɹəns/ Hyphenation: ut‧ter‧ance === Etymology 1 === From Middle English utteraunce, outeraunce; equivalent to utter +‎ -ance. ==== Noun ==== utterance (countable and uncountable, plural utterances) An act of, or the process of, uttering. Synonym: uttering (noun) July 1857, The Imagination in Mathematics", in The North American Review Mathematics and Poetry are [...] the utterance of the same power of imagination, only that in the one case it is addressed to the head, in the other, to the heart. An instance of that act or process: especially, something spoken (e.g., syllables, words, phrases); (especially linguistics) any such thing either spoken or written. The ability to speak. A manner of speaking. (obsolete) A sale made by offering to the public. (obsolete) An act of putting in circulation. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English outraunce, utteraunce, from Old French outrance (see outrance). ==== Noun ==== utterance (plural utterances) (literary, archaic) The utmost extremity, especially of a fight; bodily harm or death. Synonym: outrance === References === === Further reading === “utterance”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “utterance”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === cruentate