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Webster 1913 Edition
Utterance
Ut′ter-ance
,Noun.
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
To that large
utterance
of the early gods! Keats.
Ut′ter-ance
,Noun.
[F.
outrance
. See Outrance
.] 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Utterance
UT'TERANCE
,Noun.
1.
The act of uttering words; pronunciation; manner of speaking; as a good or bad utterance.They began to speak with other tongues, as the spirit gave them utterance. Acts 2.
2.
Emission from the mouth; vocal expression; as the utterance of sounds.3.
Extremity; furthest part. [Not in use.]