utterance, vocalization
(noun) the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
Source: WordNet® 3.1
utterance (plural utterances)
An act of uttering.
Something spoken.
The ability to speak.
A manner of speaking.
(obsolete) A sale made by offering to the public.
(obsolete) An act of putting in circulation.
utterance (plural utterances)
(now literary) The utmost extremity (of a fight etc.).
• cruentate
Source: Wiktionary
Ut"ter*ance, n.
1. The act of uttering. Specifically: -- (a) Sale by offering to the public. [Obs.] Bacon. (b) Putting in circulation; as, the utterance of false coin, or of forged notes. (c) Vocal expression; articulation; speech. At length gave utterance to these words. Milton.
2. Power or style of speaking; as, a good utterance. They . . . began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Acts ii. 4. O, how unlike To that large utterance of the early gods! Keats.
Ut"ter*ance, n. Etym: [F. outrance. See Outrance.]
Definition: The last extremity; the end; death; outrance. [Obs.] Annibal forced those captives whom he had taken of our men to skirmish one against another to the utterance. Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
