articulationnoun
uk/ɑːˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ɑːrˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/articulation noun (PRONUNCIATION)
[ U ] the way in which you pronounce words or produce sounds:
A good singer needs to have good articulation (= a clear way of pronouncing words).
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Ways of speaking
- accent
- accentuate
- aitch
- asperity
- BBC English
- cut glass
- get your tongue around/round sth idiom
- intone
- lenis
- modulate
- monotone
- plummy
- pragmatics
- singsong
- soft-spoken
- sotto voce
- speech therapy
- spoken
- stumble
- trip off the tongue idiom
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articulation noun (EXPRESSION)
[ U ] the way in which you express your feelings and ideas, etc.
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Expressing and showing feelings
- abandon
- affective
- be in/get into a state idiom
- beat your breast/chest idiom
- beetroot
- bubble
- expression
- flame
- hot and heavy idiom
- impassioned
- lose it idiom
- marvel
- moved
- pine
- throw
- viscerally
- vocalize
- wear your heart on your sleeve idiom
- whimper
- wring your hands idiom
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articulation noun (JOINING)
[ U ] specialized medical in something that consists of two or more parts, the way in which the parts are joined and able to move in relation to each other
[ C ] the point where two bones connect to allow movement
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joint noun
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Connecting and combining
- abut
- adjoin
- aggregate
- allied
- amalgamate
- assemblage
- bind
- conjunction
- desegregate
- dovetail
- eclectic
- entwine
- fuse
- fusion
- linkage
- lump sb/sth together
- marriage
- marry
- meld
- merge
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articulation noun (TEETH)
[ U ] specialized medical the contact of the teeth in the upper jaw with the teeth in the lower jaw
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Dentistry
- bridge
- cap
- cavity
- central giant cell granuloma
- crown
- dental floss
- dental hygienist
- dentigerous cyst
- dentistry
- denture
- filling
- floss
- hygienist
- Master of Dental Surgery
- MDS
- orthodontist
- scale
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- toothpick
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