articulation
/ˌɑːtɪkjəˈleɪʃən/ahr-tih-kyuh-LAY-shuhn
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˌɑɹtɪkjəˈleɪʃən/ahr-tih-kyuh-LAY-shuhn
Meaningthe act of articulating
Common meaning: clear speaking
Other meanings: a joint
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- artica joint; a small jointLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 167 · scan
- ulsmall-thing link
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- ionnoun ending: act or result
Journey through time
- Latinartus; articulus‘a joint’
- Englisharticulate‘able to speak clearly’
- Englishformed in English from articulatearticulation‘clear speaking’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from articulate + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ARTICULATE, p.35 · scan
Roots
- artus; articulus Latin “a joint; a small joint”
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