rearticulation

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Definitions of rearticulation word

noun rearticulation an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought. 1
noun rearticulation Phonetics. the act or process of articulating speech. the adjustments and movements of speech organs involved in pronouncing a particular sound, taken as a whole. any one of these adjustments and movements. any speech sound, especially a consonant. 1
noun rearticulation the act of jointing. 1
noun rearticulation a jointed state or formation; a joint. 1
noun rearticulation Botany. a joint or place between two parts where separation may take place spontaneously, as at the point of attachment of a leaf. a node in a stem, or the space between two nodes. 1
noun rearticulation Anatomy, Zoology. a joint, as the joining or juncture of bones or of the movable segments of an arthropod. 1

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English articulacio(u)n < Middle French < Latin articulātiōn-, stem of articulātiō. See articulate, -ion

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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