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articulate adjective

• having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently.
• "an articulate account of their experiences"
Similar: eloquent, fluent, communicative, effective, persuasive, coherent, lucid, vivid, expressive, silver-tongued, vocal, cogent, illuminating, intelligible, comprehensible, understandable,
Opposite: inarticulate, hesitant, unintelligible,
• having joints or jointed segments.
• "delicate articulate plants with a slender central stem"

articulate verb

• pronounce (something) clearly and distinctly.
• "he articulated each word with precision"
• form a joint.
• "the mandible is a solid piece articulating with the head"
Origin: mid 16th century: from Latin articulatus, past participle of articulare ‘divide into joints, utter distinctly’, from articulus ‘small connecting part’ (see article).


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