articulation

English

/ɑːˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/, /ɑɹˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/

noun
Definitions
  • (countable) A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.
  • (countable) A manner or method by which elements of a system are connected.
  • (uncountable) The quality, clarity or sharpness of speech.
  • (linguistics) The manner in which a phoneme is pronounced.
  • (music) The manner in which something is articulated (tongued, slurred or bowed).
  • (accounting) The interrelation and congruence of the flow of data between financial statements of an entity, especially between the income statement and balance sheet.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English articulacioun derived from Old French articulacion derived from Latin articulatio suffix from English articulate root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (fit, join, fix, put together, fix together, join together, fit together, fitting, then, question particle, so, take, pronounce a ritual).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂er-

Gloss

fit, join, fix, put together, fix together, join together, fit together, fitting, then, question particle, so, take, pronounce a ritual

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