I. ˈəd.ərən(t)s, ˈətər- sometimes ˈə.trən- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English utteraunce, uttraunce, modification (influenced by utter ) (I) of Middle French outrance — more at outrance
: an extreme degree : the last extremity : bitter end
come, Fate, … champion me to th' utterance — Shakespeare
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from utteren to utter + -ance
1. obsolete : the sale or disposal (as of goods or commodities) to the public
2. : something that is uttered:
a. : an oral or written statement : a stated or published expression : an articulated sound
seditious oral utterances — J.L.O'Brian
delivers some gemlike utterances — Anthony Quinton
the speech will rank as one of his greater utterances — Manchester Guardian Weekly
b. : a continuous stretch of speech activity especially when regarded as grammatically independent of preceding and following stretches whether by the same or another speaker
a sequence of utterances by the same speaker is often called a discourse
3. : the action of uttering with the voice : vocal expression : articulation , speech
at length gave utterance to these words — John Milton
gave utterance to a yell — Rachel Henning
4.
a. : the faculty or power of speech
one who had no gift of utterance — John Buchan
b. : the style or manner of speaking
a model … of beautiful English utterance — George Sampson
a tall thin man with … a sententious utterance — Donn Byrne