Observation vs Utterance - What's the difference?
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The act of observing, and the fact of being observed.
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A remark or comment.
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* Alexander Pope
A judgement based on observing.
Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.
* Jeremy Taylor
An act of uttering.
* (John Milton)
Something spoken.
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The ability to speak.
Manner of speaking.
* Bible, Acts ii. 4
* (John Keats)
(obsolete) Sale by offering to the public.
(obsolete) Putting in circulation.
The utmost extremity (of a fight etc.).
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Observation is a related term of utterance.
As nouns the difference between observation and utterance
is that observation is the act of observing, and the fact of being observed while utterance is an act of uttering or utterance can be the utmost extremity (of a fight etc).observation
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- That's a foolish observation .
- To observations which ourselves we make / We grow more partial for the observer's sake.
- We are to procure dispensation or leave to omit the observation of it in such circumstances.
Derived terms
* observation carSee also
* (wikipedia "observation")utterance
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Alternative forms
* utteraunceEtymology 1
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(en noun)- at length gave utterance to these words
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- To know how one should express oneself in saying or judging that there really are falsehoods without getting caught up in contradiction by such an utterance : that's extremely difficult, Theaetetus.
- Theybegan to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance .
- O, how unlike / To that large utterance of the early gods!
- (Francis Bacon)
