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==English==

===Etymology===
From {{bor|en|la|ēnuntiātiō}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ɪˌnʌn.sɪˈeɪ.ʃən/|/ɪˌnʌn.ʃɪˈeɪ.ʃən/|q2=rarer|a=UK}}
* {{IPA|en|/ɪˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/|a=GA}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Paul2520-enunciation.wav|a=GA}}
* {{hyphenation|en|e|nun|ci|a|tion}}
* {{rhymes|en|eɪʃən|s=5}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|~}}

# The act of [[enunciate|enunciating]], announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration.
#: {{ux|en|It was time for the '''enunciation''' of an important truth.}}
# The mode of utterance or [[pronunciation]], especially with regards to the fullness and [[distinct]]ness of [[articulation]].
#: {{ux|en|She speaks with an impressively clear '''enunciation'''.}}
# That which is enunciated or announced; words in which a proposition is expressed; formal declaration
#: {{syn|en|announcement|statement}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|act of enunciating}}
* Catalan: {{t|ca|enunciació|f}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|ilmoittaminen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|énonciation|f}}
* German: {{t+|de|Erklärung|f}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|enunciazione|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|enunciação|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|enunciación|f}}
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{{trans-top|mode of pronunciation}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|吐字|tr=tǔzì}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|lausuminen}}, {{t+|fi|lausunta}}
* German: {{t|de|([[deutliche]]) [[Aussprache]]|f}}, {{t+|de|Artikulation|f}}, {{t+|de|Ausdrucksweise|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|発声|tr=はっせい, hassei|sc=Jpan}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|провозглаше́ние|n}}
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{{trans-top|that which is announced}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|ilmoitus}}
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===See also===
*[[diction]]

===Further reading===
* {{R:OED Online|code=63040|entry=enunciation, n.}}

{{topics|en|Talking}}