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   Ar·tic·u·late

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or a person's words) having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently: "an articulate account of their experiences"
   • 2. having joints or jointed segments: technical "delicate articulate plants with a slender central stem"
   • ▪ denoting a brachiopod which has projections and sockets that form a hinge joining the two halves of the shell.

   verb

   • 1. express (an idea or feeling) fluently and coherently: "they were unable to articulate their emotions"
   • ▪ pronounce (something) clearly and distinctly: "he articulated each word with precision"
   • 2. form a joint: "the mandible is a solid piece articulating with the head"
   • ▪ be connected by joints: "the wing is articulated to the thorax"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin articulatus, past participle of articulare ‘divide into joints, utter distinctly’, from articulus ‘small connecting part’ (see article).

   Derivatives

   • 1. articulable adjective
   • 2. articulacy noun
   • 3. articulately adverb
   • 4. articulateness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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