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- Dictionaryutterance/ˈʌt(ə)rəns/
noun
- 1. a spoken word, statement, or vocal sound: "he whispered, as if to lend his utterances an added confidentiality" Similar
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UTTERANCE definition: 1. something that someone says: 2. to express your ideas or feelings in spoken words: 3…. Learn more.
1. : something uttered. especially : an oral or written statement : a stated or published expression. 2. : vocal expression : speech. 3. : power, style, or manner of speaking. utterance. 2 of 2. noun (2) ut· ter· ance ˈə-tə-rən (t)s. ˈə-trən (t)s. archaic. : the last extremity : bitter end. Synonyms. Noun (2) articulation. expression. formulation.
An utterance is a bit of spoken language. It could be anything from "Ugh!" to a full sentence. To utter means "to say." So when you're saying something, you're making utterances. Saying "24" in math class is an utterance. A police officer yelling "Stop!" is an utterance.
UTTERANCE meaning: 1. something that someone says: 2. to express your ideas or feelings in spoken words: 3…. Learn more.
Utterance, in the study of language, an instance or token of speech understood to encompass a limited sequence of orally produced sounds exhibiting the phonetic properties and syntactic structures of words, phrases, sentences, or other grammatical constructions of a given language.
4 meanings: 1. something uttered, such as a statement 2. the act or power of uttering or the ability to utter 3. logic,.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of utterance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. an act of uttering; utter; uttering; vocal expression. manner of speaking; power of speaking: His very utterance was spellbinding. something uttered; utter; a word or words uttered; utter; a cry, animal's call, or the like.
1. a. The act of uttering; vocal expression. b. The power of speaking; speech: as long as I have utterance. c. A manner of speaking: argued with forceful utterance. 2. Something uttered or expressed; a statement. ut·ter·ance 2. (ŭt′ər-əns) n. The uttermost end or extremity; the bitter end.
UTTERANCE meaning: something that you say. Learn more.
