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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ih-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən |
Définition of enunciation
Origin :- 1550s, "declaration," from Latin enuntiationem (nominative enuntiatio) "enunciation, declaration," noun of action from past participle stem of enuntiare (see enunciate). Meaning "articulation of words" is from 1750.
- noun diction
- His enunciation would have been almost totally unintelligible to a stranger.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- Her carriage is excellent, and her enunciation is perfectly clear.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Above all things, let the enunciation of every word be clear and distinct.
- Extract from : « The Liberty Minstrel » by George W. Clark
- The Philadelphian is quite as marked in tone and enunciation.
- Extract from : « As A Chinaman Saw Us » by Anonymous
- What was the slight peculiarity of her enunciation, when she read?
- Extract from : « Elsie Venner » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
- His enunciation was no longer thick; it was extremely clear.
- Extract from : « Find the Woman » by Arthur Somers Roche
- His enunciation was peculiarly pure, and I doubt not that he was a gentleman born.
- Extract from : « Just Irish » by Charles Battell Loomis
- The man's voice was thick, and his enunciation anything but clear.
- Extract from : « The Passion for Life » by Joseph Hocking
- Affectation is the worst enemy of voice and enunciation alike.
- Extract from : « How to Tell Stories to Children » by Sara Cone Bryant
- It is the enunciation of a principle which is vital to the well-being of all peoples at all times.
- Extract from : « The Covenant of Salt » by Henry Clay Trumbull
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