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    [Verb]  | "enun*ci*ate" | \ ē-ˈnən(t)-sē-ˌāt \


    1: to make a definite or systematic statement of

    2: announce, proclaim

    3: articulate, pronounce

    Origin: 1623 ;

     Latin enuntiatus, past participle of enuntiare to report, declare, from e- + nuntiare to report {mat|announce|};

    [Verb]  | "enunciate" 


    1: to utter clearly and distinctly;


      * e.g., " ... enunciate your words, and then you won't have to repeat them so often "



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    2: to make known openly or publicly;


      * e.g., " ... today the President enunciated a new foreign policy "



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    3: to express (a thought or emotion) in words;


      * e.g., " ... a paper that enunciates the goals of the environmental organization "



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     [ "Enunciate" ]

    1:  v; Enunciate(transitive), Enunciated(past tense), Enunciating (present-tense).

      * e.g.,  ... eg. You need to Enunciate your words more carefully so that we can understand what you are trying to say. 

     [ "Enunciate" ]

    2: a. To Pronounce, Articulate. Applies to speech.

     [ "enunciator" ]

    1: a very offensive word, used to demean foreigners.

      * e.g.,  ... You are such an enunciator. 

     [ "Croce Enunciation" ]

    1: The sarcastic exaggeration of words like “we”, “and”, and other words used to mockingly emphasize false unity, fake commitment, or unwilling inclusion in a group or task. Usually done with dragged-out pronunciation or typed in all caps for extra drama.

      * e.g.,  ... Gregg: Come to the party at 10:30, girls will be there! 

     [ "Over Enunciation" ]

    1: When a person place attention to certain words in a conversation or story often because of a political view or too much attention to the ethnic part of the story.

      * e.g.,  ... What is the deal with the news every time there is a story about the Latino community the news person reporting always does too much over enunciation of all the non-English words....its so annoying...and predictable.......and cringe worthy. 

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