UTTERANCE


Meaning of UTTERANCE in English

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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .