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elocution
[ el-uh-kyoo-shuhn ]
noun
- a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public:
The actor's elocution is faultless.
- the study and practice of oral delivery, including the control of both voice and gesture.
elocution
/ ˌɛləˈkjuːʃən /
noun
- the art of public speaking, esp of voice production, delivery, and gesture
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Derived Forms
- ˌeloˈcutionist, noun
- ˌeloˈcutionary, adjective
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Other Words From
- el·o·cu·tion·ar·y [el-, uh, -, kyoo, -sh, uh, -ner-ee], adjective
- elo·cution·ist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of elocution1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of elocution1
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Example Sentences
He throws every fiber of his being into each performance, altering his posture, elocution, temperament, and more.
And Robert De Niro's Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull wasn't exactly the king of elocution.
And hand-painting it allus seemed to me, is really elocution in oils; for a be-yutiful picture is a silent talker.
Long lectures may be given upon elocution, but the advice can be condensed into two directions.
The Speaker's speech was far from any oratory, but was as plain (though good matter) as any thing could be, and void of elocution.
His rhetoric was set forth with an ear-piercing elocution, and a voice that sometimes crashed like cannon.
The most remarkable for manners, appearance, and elocution are sent out to dress heads; and they come back tired to death.
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