Definition of uncia

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Uncia (n.) A twelfth part, as of the Roman as; an ounce..

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Narrow :: Narrow (superl.) Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; -- distinguished from wide; as e (eve) and / (f/d), etc., from i (ill) and / (f/t), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13..
Quincuncial :: Quincuncial () Having the form of a quincunx.
Denunciation :: Denunciation (n.) Proclamation; announcement; a publishing.
Enunciate :: Enunciate (v. t.) To make a formal statement of; to announce; to proclaim; to declare, as a truth..
Enunciation :: Enunciation (n.) The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration; as, the enunciation of an important truth..
Revolt :: Revolt (n.) The act of revolting; an uprising against legitimate authority; especially, a renunciation of allegiance and subjection to a government; rebellion; as, the revolt of a province of the Roman empire..
Fulminating :: Fulminating (a.) Hurling denunciations, menaces, or censures..
Mid :: Mid (superl.) Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; -- said of certain vowel sounds; as, a (ale), / (/ll), / (/ld). See Guide to Pronunciation, // 10, 11..
X :: X () X, the twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet, has three sounds; a compound nonvocal sound (that of ks), as in wax; a compound vocal sound (that of gz), as in example; and, at the beginning of a word, a simple vocal sound (that of z), as in xanthic. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 217, 270, 271..
Euphony :: Euphony (n.) A pleasing or sweet sound; an easy, smooth enunciation of sounds; a pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear..
Annunciable :: Annunciable (a.) That may be announced or declared; declarable.
Expatriation :: Expatriation (n.) The act of banishing, or the state of banishment; especially, the forsaking of one's own country with a renunciation of allegiance..
Pronunciatory :: Pronunciatory (a.) Of or pertaining to pronunciation; that pronounces.
Short :: Short (adv.) Not prolonged, or relatively less prolonged, in utterance; -- opposed to long, and applied to vowels or to syllables. In English, the long and short of the same letter are not, in most cases, the long and short of the same sound; thus, the i in ill is the short sound, not of i in isle, but of ee in eel, and the e in pet is the short sound of a in pate, etc. See Quantity, and Guide to Pronunciation, //22, 30..
Pronuncial :: Pronuncial (a.) Of or pertaining to pronunciation; pronunciative.
Enunciating :: Enunciating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Enunciat.
Denunciator :: Denunciator (n.) One who denounces, publishes, or proclaims, especially intended or coming evil; one who threatens or accuses..
Fricative :: Fricative (n.) A fricative consonant letter or sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 197-206, etc..
Nunciature :: Nunciature (n.) The office of a nuncio.
Enunciate :: Enunciate (v. i.) To utter words or syllables articulately.
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