utterance
pronunciation
How to pronounce utterance in British English:
UK [ˈʌtərəns]
How to pronounce utterance in American English:
US [ˈʌtərəns]
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- Noun:
- the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
Word Origin
- utterance (n.)
- "that which is uttered," c. 1400, from utter (v.) + -ance.
Example
- 1. His every utterance could cause hundreds of billions to be made or lost in the market .
- 2. It is not conceived or programmed to take into account the purpose , real-world context or style of any utterance .
- 3. The perlocutionary act refers to the effect of the utterance .
- 4. The act of speaking ; a particular utterance or word .
- 5. Utterance has different implication in different context .