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   articulation

   /ɑːˌtɪkjʊˈleɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the formation of clear and distinct sounds in speech: "the articulation of vowels and consonants"
   • ▪ the action of putting into words an idea or feeling: "it would involve the articulation of a theory of the just war"
   • ▪ the formation of a speech sound by constriction of the air flow in the vocal organs at a particular place (e.g. the tongue, teeth, or palate) and in a particular way (as a plosive, affricate, etc.).
   • 2. clarity in the production of successive notes: "beautifully polished articulation from the violins"
   • 3. the state of being jointed: "the area of articulation of the lower jaw"
   • ▪ a specified joint: "the leg articulation"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘joint’, ‘joining’): from Latin articulatio(n-), from the verb articulare (see articulate).

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