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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

communication go
something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups

auditory communication go
communication that relies on hearing

utterance, vocalization go
the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

pronunciation go
the manner in which someone utters a word

articulation
the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech

noun.communication

10 Subcategories

affrication go
the conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate
aspiration go
a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath
epenthesis go
the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier
nasalization, nasalisation go
the act of nasalizing
retroflection, retroflexion go
an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth
diction, enunciation go
the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
syncopation, syncope go
(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
sandhi go
the articulatory process whereby the pronunciation of a word or morpheme changes when it is followed immediately by another (especially in fluent speech)
thickness go
indistinct articulation
trill go
the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula