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inarticulation

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK, US: /ˌɪn.ɑː(ɹ).tɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən

1

noun

Meaning 1

The state of being inarticulate; inarticulateness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Any point in the educational system in which the development of the individual is hindered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, uncountable

Topics: education

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An inarticulate or underarticulated utterance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Medieval Latin articulātiōder. Old French articulacionbor. Middle English articulacioun English articulation English inarticulation From in- + articulation.