🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

articolatorio

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ar-ti-ko-la-ˈtɔ-rjo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Articulative/ɑːrˈtɪkjʊlətɪv/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #28400 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'apparato articolatorio produce i suoni della lingua."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or promoting the formation of clear and distinct speech sounds.

    "The therapist focused on improving the patient's articulative precision during pronunciation exercises."
  2. 2

    Connected with the action of joining or the manner in which anatomical joints are formed.

    "The articulative surfaces of the bone showed signs of wear over time."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin articulat-, meaning 'divided into joints' or 'distinctly uttered', stemming from the verb articulare. It entered English usage in the 19th century within anatomical and linguistic contexts to describe organs or processes involved in speech production and joint articulation.

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