English Explanatory Dictionary

utterance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An act of, or the process of, uttering.
  2. An instance of that act or process: especially, something spoken (e.g., syllables, words, phrases); (especially linguistics) any such thing either spoken or written.
  3. The ability to speak.
  4. A manner of speaking.
  5. A sale made by offering to the public.
  6. An act of putting in circulation.
noun
  1. The utmost extremity, especially of a fight; bodily harm or death.

Pronunciation

/ˈʌtəɹəns/ En-us-utterance.ogg

Word forms

utterance utterances utteraunce

Etymology

From Middle English utteraunce, outeraunce; equivalent to utter + -ance.

Synonyms

uttering outrance

Related words

utter utterable utterer

Derived words

performative utterance

Translations

Bulgarian: изказване Bulgarian: произнасяне Catalan: articulació Catalan: expressió Catalan: pronunciació Czech: prohlášení Czech: vyjádření Czech: vyřčení Dutch: uiting Dutch: taaluiting French: émission sonore French: articulation French: prononciation French: expression Georgian: გამოთქმა Georgian: წარმოთქმა German: Äußerung Hungarian: megnyilatkozás Hungarian: megnyilvánulás Hungarian: kifejezés Latin: eloquium Latin: significatio Latin: fatum Malayalam: ഉച്ചരിക്കൽ Malayalam: ഉച്ചാരണം Māori: kīanga Portuguese: expressão Portuguese: manifestação Romanian: rostire Russian: выска́зывание Russian: произнесе́ние Serbo-Croatian: iskaz Swedish: yttrande Tamil: கூற்று Turkish: söyleme
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