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allocution

[ al-uh-kyoo-shuhn ]
/ ˌæl əˈkyu ʃən /
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noun
a formal speech, especially one of an incontrovertible or hortatory nature.
a pronouncement delivered by the pope to a secret consistory, especially on a matter of policy or of general importance.
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Origin of allocution

1605–15; <Latin allocūtiōn- (stem of allocūtiō), equivalent to allocūt(us), past participle of alloquī to speak to, address (al-al- + locū- speak + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn--ion

Words nearby allocution

allocation, allocher, allochromatic, allochthon, allochthonous, allocution, allodial, allodium, all of, all of a sudden, all of the above
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Words related to allocution

address, lecture, lesson, oration, speech, talk, prelection

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British Dictionary definitions for allocution

allocution
/ (ˌæləˈkjuːʃən) /
noun
rhetoric a formal or authoritative speech or address, esp one that advises, informs, or exhorts

Word Origin for allocution

C17: from Late Latin allocūtiō, from Latin alloquī to address, from loquī to speak
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