Expresses ideas or sounds clearly and distinctly; speaks with clarity; or connects bones at a joint.
From Latin 'articulare' (to joint or divide into joints), which evolved from 'articulus' (joint). The word developed dual meanings: the literal jointing of bones and the figurative 'jointing' of words into clear speech.
Your jaw articulates with your skull at the temporomandibular joint, and when you speak articulately, you're using that joint and your tongue to 'articulate' distinct sounds!
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