n. 1 the act or an instance of uttering. 2 a thing spoken. 3 a the power of speaking. b a manner of speaking. 4 Linguistics an uninterrupted chain of spoken or written words not necessarily corresponding to a single or complete grammatical unit.
UTTERANCE
Meaning of UTTERANCE in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012