enunciation C2 Topic:Law & Government US /ɪˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ UK /ɪˌnʌn.sɪˈeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #97352 Meanings 1 noun The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration. It was time for the enunciation of an important truth. 2 noun The mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially with regards to the fullness and distinctness of articulation. She speaks with an impressively clear enunciation. 3 noun the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience 4 noun That which is enunciated or announced; words in which a proposition is expressed; formal declaration Thesaurus Synonyms 3 noun · the articulation of speech... diction 4 noun · that which is enunciated or... announcementstatement Word family Derived forms misenunciationnonenunciationoverenunciation Related forms diction Etymology From Latin ēnuntiātiō. Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # enunciation **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˌnʌn.sɪˈeɪ.ʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 97352 ## Meanings 1. The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration. 2. The mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially with regards to the fullness and distinctness of articulation. 3. the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience 4. That which is enunciated or announced; words in which a proposition is expressed; formal declaration ## Examples - It was time for the enunciation of an important truth. - She speaks with an impressively clear enunciation. ## Derived Forms - misenunciation - nonenunciation - overenunciation ## Related Forms - diction ## Etymology From Latin ēnuntiātiō. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown