1. (n.) The act of uttering.

2. (n.) Sale by offering to the public.

3. (n.) Putting in circulation; as, the utterance of false coin, or of forged notes.

4. (n.) Vocal expression; articulation; speech.

5. (n.) Power or style of speaking; as, a good utterance.

6. (n.) The last extremity; the end; death; outrance.

Parthian shot address adjectival phrase affirmance affirmation allegation announcement annunciation answer antonym apostrophe articulation assertion asseveration attack averment avouchment avowal clause comment conclusion construction crack creed declaration delivery dictum enunciation exclamation expression free form greeting headed group homograph homonym homophone idiom idiotism interjection ipse dixit lexeme linguistic act linguistic form locution logos manifesto manner of speaking mention metonym minimum free form monosyllable note noun phrase observation paragraph parol parole peculiar expression period phonation phrasal idiom phrase polysyllable position position paper positive declaration predicate predication proclamation profession pronouncement pronunciation proposition protest protestation question reflection remark say say-so saying sentence sequence of phonemes set phrase speaking speech act stance stand standard phrase statement string subjoinder syllable synonym syntactic structure term the spoken word thought tongue turn of expression turn of phrase usage utterance string verb complex verb phrase verbalism verbum vocable vocalization voice voicing vouch way of speaking word word of mouth word-group