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utterance1 definition

ut·ter·ance (ut′ər əns)

noun

  1. the act of uttering, or expressing by voice
  2. the power or style of speaking
  3. that which is uttered; esp., a word or words uttered, whether written or spoken

Etymology: ME: see utter & -ance

utterance2 definition

ut·ter·ance (ut′ər əns)

noun

Obsolete the utmost, or last, extremity; i.e., death

Etymology: ME, altered (infl. by utter) < MFr outrance: see outrance

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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