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Dictionary: ut·ter·ance1   (ŭt'ər-əns) pronunciation
n.
    1. The act of uttering; vocal expression.
    2. The power of speaking; speech: as long as I have utterance.
    3. A manner of speaking: argued with forceful utterance.
  1. Something uttered or expressed; a statement.

ut·ter·ance2 (ŭt'ər-əns) pronunciation
n.

The uttermost end or extremity; the bitter end.

[Middle English, from Old French outrance, from outrer, to go beyond limits, from Vulgar Latin *ultrāre, from Latin ultrā, beyond.]


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noun

  1. The act or an instance of expressing in words: articulation, expression, statement, verbalization, vocalization, voice. See words.
  2. The use of the speech organs to produce sounds: articulation, enunciation, vocalism, vocalization, voicing. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence, words.
  3. The faculty, act, or product of speaking: discourse, speech, talk, verbalization, vocalization. See words.
  4. Something said: saying, statement, word. See words.

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n

Definition: revelation
Antonyms: silence


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Something said.

pronunciation The continued utterance of a lie does not make it true. — Shapley R. Hunter.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - ytring, udtalelse, udtale, foredrag

2.
n. - det yderste, det meste

Nederlands (Dutch)
uiting, uitspraak, wijze van uitdrukken

Français (French)
1.
n. - parole, formulation (sout), énonciation, expression (d'une opinion), (Ling) énoncé

2.
n. - fin, fin tragique

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Äußerung, Ausdruck, Sprechweise

2.
n. - Äußerste, Tod

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λόγος, έκφραση, προσφορά

Italiano (Italian)
espressione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - expressão vocal (f), dom da palavra (m)

Русский (Russian)
высказывание, выражение, дикция, дар речи

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - expresión, manifestación, elocución

2.
n. - último suspiro, muerte

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - artikulering, tal, talförmåga, språk, sätt att tala

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 说话, 说话的方式, 发表

2. 意见, 发表, 说话

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 意見, 發表, 說話

2.
n. - 說話, 說話的方式, 發表

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 말함, 어조, 발음

2.
n. - 최후, 극단책, 비통함

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 口から出すこと, 発言, 発声, 発表力, 言説, 流通させること, 話し方

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نطق, تعبير, وضع في التداول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הגייה, ביטוי, הבעה, דיבור, אופן-דיבור, מבע - רצף מילולי או כתוב שאינו מוגבל בהכרח ליחידה תחבירית אחת‬
n. - ‮קצה הקצוות, הסוף המר‬


 
 
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