Utter+distinctly

  • 1articulate — 1. SYN: articulated. 2. Capable of distinct and connected meaningful speech. (ar tik′yu lat). 3. To join or connect together loosely to allow motion between the parts. 4. To speak distinctly and connectedly. [L. articulo, pp. atus, to a.] * * *… …

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  • 2articulate — [är tik′yo͞o lit, är tik′yəlit; ] for v. [, är′tik′yo͞olāt΄, är tik′yəlāt΄] adj. [L articulatus, pp. of articulare, to separate into joints, utter distinctly < articulus: see ARTICLE] 1. having parts connected by joints; jointed: usually… …

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  • 3articulate — I. adjective Etymology: Latin articulatus jointed, past participle of articulare, from articulus Date: 1586 1. a. divided into syllables or words meaningfully arranged ; intelligible b. able to speak c. expressing oneself readily, clearly, or… …

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  • 4articulate — adjective α: tɪkjʊlət 1》 fluent and clear in speech. 2》 technical having joints or jointed segments.     ↘Zoology denoting a brachiopod which has projections and sockets that form a hinge joining the two halves of the shell. verb α: tɪkjʊleɪt 1》… …

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  • 5articulate — I. a. 1. Jointed, articulated, formed with joints. 2. Distinctly uttered, distinct, clear, clearly audible, intelligible. II. v. a. 1. Join, unite by joints, unite, connect, fasten together. 2. Utter distinctly (as respects the elementary sounds) …

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  • 6articulacy — articulate ► ADJECTIVE 1) fluent and clear in speech. 2) having joints or jointed segments. ► VERB 1) pronounce (words) distinctly. 2) clearly express (an idea or feeling). 3) form a joint. 4) ( …

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  • 7articulate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) fluent and clear in speech. 2) having joints or jointed segments. ► VERB 1) pronounce (words) distinctly. 2) clearly express (an idea or feeling). 3) form a joint. 4) ( …

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  • 8articulately — articulate ► ADJECTIVE 1) fluent and clear in speech. 2) having joints or jointed segments. ► VERB 1) pronounce (words) distinctly. 2) clearly express (an idea or feeling). 3) form a joint. 4) ( …

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  • 9articulateness — articulate ► ADJECTIVE 1) fluent and clear in speech. 2) having joints or jointed segments. ► VERB 1) pronounce (words) distinctly. 2) clearly express (an idea or feeling). 3) form a joint. 4) ( …

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  • 10articulation — articulate ► ADJECTIVE 1) fluent and clear in speech. 2) having joints or jointed segments. ► VERB 1) pronounce (words) distinctly. 2) clearly express (an idea or feeling). 3) form a joint. 4) ( …

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