Meanings
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noun
The act of expressing thoughts or feelings clearly in words.
Her articulation of the team's vision impressed the investors.
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2
noun
The clarity and precision with which speech sounds are produced.
His articulation was so crisp that every word carried to the back row.
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3
noun
A joint at which two parts are connected so they can bend or move.
The articulation in the robot's arm let it reach awkward angles.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂r-tú-s Proto-Italic *artus Latin artus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -culus ▲ Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron)sl. Latin articulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin articulō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Medieval Latin articulātiōder. Old French articulacionbor. Middle English articulacioun English articulation From Middle English articulacioun, from Old French art…
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