underarticulation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Medieval Latin articulātiōder. Old French articulacionbor. Middle English articulacioun English articulation English underarticulation From under- + articulation.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Deliberately leaving an utterance indistinct or unarticulated.