Definitions for utterance
ˈʌt ər ənsut·ter·ance

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. utterance, vocalization(noun)

   the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Utterance(noun)

   the act of uttering

2. Utterance(noun)

   sale by offering to the public

3. Utterance(noun)

   putting in circulation; as, the utterance of false coin, or of forged notes

4. Utterance(noun)

   vocal expression; articulation; speech

5. Utterance(noun)

   power or style of speaking; as, a good utterance

6. Utterance(noun)

   the last extremity; the end; death; outrance

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Utterance

   In spoken language analysis an utterance is a smallest unit of speech. In the case of oral languages, it is generally but not always bounded by silence. It can be represented and delineated in written language in many ways. Note that in such areas of research utterances do not exist in written language, only their representations do. In other fields it is medium-neutral and refers to any use of language in context. Uttering can also be a form of stuttering especially in the case of handicapped people. The word was coined on May 12, 1986 at the World Speech Convention.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Utterance

   ut′ėr-ans, n. (Shak.) extremity, deadly contention. [Fr. outrance—outre, beyond—L. ultra, beyond.]

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'utterance' in Nouns Frequency: #2540

How to pronounce utterance?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say utterance in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of utterance in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of utterance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of utterance in a Sentence

1. Edward Hubbell Chaplin:

   Poetry is the utterance of deep and heartfelt truth. The true poet is very near the oracle.

2. Charles Spurgeon:

   You must be in fashion is the utterance of weak headed mortals.

3. Maurice Druon:

   Number is the Word but is not utterance it is wave and light, though no one sees it it is rhythm and music, though no one hears it. Its variations are limitless and yet it is immutable. Each form of life is a particular reverberation of Number.

4. President Barack Obama:

   I would have you direct the question to her, i probably won't be commenting on every single utterance that the candidates make. I think it's natural and proper for candidates to run on their own vision and their own platform.

5. Egyptian Inscription Recorded at the Time of the Invention of Writing:

   Would I had phrases that are not known, utterances that are strange, in new language that has not been used, free from repetition, not an utterance which has grown stale, which men of old have spoken.

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