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
utterance — index comment, communication (statement), confession, disclosure (something disclosed), observation, parlance, phrase … Law dictionary
utterance — (n.) that which is uttered, mid 15c., from UTTER (Cf. utter) (v.) + ANCE (Cf. ance) … Etymology dictionary
utterance — [n] revelation announcement, articulation, assertion, asseveration, declaration, delivery, discourse, ejaculation, expression, opinion, oration, peroration, pronouncement, rant, recitation, remark, reply, response, saying, sentence, speaking,… … New thesaurus
utterance — ► NOUN 1) a word, statement, or sound uttered. 2) the action of uttering … English terms dictionary
utterance — utterance1 [ut′ər əns] n. [ME: see UTTER2 & ANCE] 1. the act of uttering, or expressing by voice 2. the power or style of speaking 3. that which is uttered; esp., a word or words uttered, whether written or spoken utterance2 [ut′ər əns] … English World dictionary
utterance — [[t]ʌ̱tərəns[/t]] utterances 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Someone s utterances are the things that they say. [FORMAL] ...the Queen s public utterances. ...a host of admirers who hung on her every utterance. 2) N UNCOUNT Utterance is the expression in… … English dictionary
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
utterance — n. a prophetic utterance * * * [ ʌt(ə)rəns] a prophetic utterance … Combinatory dictionary
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
