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Etymology

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From articulate +‎ -ory.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jə.lə.t(ə.)ɹɪ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.ləˌtɔɹ.i/

Adjective

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articulatory (not comparable)

  1. (phonology) Of or pertaining to articulation; phonetic.
    • 1963, Charles Van Riper, Speech Correction: Principles and Methods, page 200:
      One child who had burned his tongue started immediately to lall and continued in this articulatory disorder long after the tongue had healed.
  2. (medicine) Related to the specific articulation function of a joint.
    Coordinate term: articular
    • 2017, David X. Cifu, Henry L. Lew, Braddom’s Rehabilitation Care: A Clinical Handbook, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 113:
      Articulatory treatment moves a joint back and forth repeatedly to increase freedom of range of movement.

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