*enunciation*

n. [ L. denuntiatio, -ciatio. ] 1. Proclamation; announcement; a publishing. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Public . . . denunciation of banns before marriage. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of denouncing; public menace or accusation; the act of inveighing against, stigmatizing, or publicly arraigning; arraignment. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That by which anything is denounced; threat of evil; public menace or accusation; arraignment. [ 1913 Webster ]

Uttering bold denunciations of ecclesiastical error. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. enuntiatio, -ciatio. ] 1. The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration; as, the enunciation of an important truth. [ 1913 Webster ]

By way of interpretation and enunciation. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially as regards fullness and distinctness or articulation; as, to speak with a clear or impressive enunciation. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which is enunciated or announced; words in which a proposition is expressed; an announcement; a formal declaration; a statement. [ 1913 Webster ]

Every intelligible enunciation must be either true or false. A. Clarke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. praenunciatio, fr. praenunciare to announce beforehand. See Pre-, and Announce. ] The act of announcing or proclaiming beforehand. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. renonciation, L. renuntiatio ann announcement. See Renounce. ] 1. The act of renouncing. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) Formal declination to take out letters of administration, or to assume an office, privilege, or right. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Renouncement; disownment; disavowal; disavowment; disclaimer; rejection; abjuration; recantation; denial; abandonment; relinquishment. [ 1913 Webster ]