articulation
articulation Lexical Profile
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• noun
The formation of clear and distinct sounds in speech.
"Stage actors practice vocal exercises daily to improve their articulation and projection."
The action of putting an idea, feeling, or policy into coherent words.
"Her essay offered a compelling articulation of the challenges facing modern public education."
A movable or fixed joint between bones or cartilages in the skeleton of a vertebrate, or between segments of an arthropod.
"The temporomandibular articulation allows the lower jaw to move smoothly during chewing and speaking."
In music, the manner in which successive notes are sounded, connected, or separated in performance, such as staccato or legato.
"The conductor asked the string section for crisper articulation during the baroque allegro."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 15th century from Late Latin articulātiō ('a putting forth of new joints or shoots; distinct utterance'), from Latin articulāre ('to divide into joints, utter distinctly'), ultimately derived from articulus ('small joint').