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| 1. | [ noun ] (linguistics,phonetics) the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience | |
| Synonyms: | enunciation | |
| Related terms: | articulation mumbling pronounce | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the manner in which something is expressed in words | |
| Synonyms: | wording phraseology choice_of_words verbiage phrasing | |
| Examples: | : "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton |
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| Related terms: | formulation mot_juste verbalization formulate | |
| Similar spelling: |
dictionary Distin distend distant distinct distance distended distantly Dictamnus |
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