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English

Etymology

From utter + -ance[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

utterance (plural utterances)

  1. an act of uttering
  2. something spoken
    • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 237a.
      To know how one should express oneself in saying or judging that there really are falsehoods without getting caught up in contradiction by such an utterance: that's extremely difficult, Theaetetus.
  3. The ability to speak.
  4. manner of speaking

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References

  1. ^ utterance in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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