utterance

utterance
utterance1
/ut"euhr euhns/, n.
1. an act of uttering; vocal expression.
2. manner of speaking; power of speaking: His very utterance was spellbinding.
3. something uttered; a word or words uttered; a cry, animal's call, or the like.
4. Ling. any speech sequence consisting of one or more words and preceded and followed by silence: it may be coextensive with a sentence.
5. Obs. a public sale of goods.
[1400-50; late ME; see UTTER1, -ANCE]
utterance2
/ut"euhr euhns/, n. Archaic.
the utmost extremity, esp. death.
[1350-1400; ME < OF outrance, oultrance, equiv. to oultr(er) to pass beyond ( < L ultra beyond) + -ance -ANCE]

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  • Utterance — Ut ter*ance, n. 1. The act of uttering. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) Sale by offering to the public. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] (b) Putting in circulation; as, the utterance of false coin, or of forged notes. [1913 Webster] (c) Vocal… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Utterance — Ut ter*ance, n. [F. outrance. See {Outrance}.] The last extremity; the end; death; outrance. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Annibal forced those captives whom he had taken of our men to skirmish one against another to the utterance. Holland. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • utterance — (n.) that which is uttered, mid 15c., from UTTER (Cf. utter) (v.) + ANCE (Cf. ance) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • utterance — ► NOUN 1) a word, statement, or sound uttered. 2) the action of uttering …   English terms dictionary

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  • utterance */ — UK [ˈʌt(ə)rəns] / US noun [countable] Word forms utterance : singular utterance plural utterances 1) formal a statement public utterances 2) linguistics a word or phrase that someone speaks • give utterance to something …   English dictionary

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  • Utterance — An utterance is a complete unit of speech in spoken language. It is generally but not always bounded by silence.It can be represented and delineated in written language in many ways. Note that utterances do not exist in written language, only… …   Wikipedia

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