utterance 1
/ut"euhr euhns/ , n.
1. an act of uttering; vocal expression.
2. manner of speaking; power of speaking: His very utterance was spellbinding.
3. something uttered; a word or words uttered; a cry, animal's call, or the like.
4. Ling. any speech sequence consisting of one or more words and preceded and followed by silence: it may be coextensive with a sentence.
5. Obs. a public sale of goods.
[ 1400-50; late ME; see UTTER 1 , -ANCE ]
utterance 2
/ut"euhr euhns/ , n. Archaic.
the utmost extremity, esp. death.
[ 1350-1400; ME outrance, oultrance, equiv. to oultr ( er ) to pass beyond ( ultra beyond) + -ance -ANCE ]