elocution

[ el-uh-kyoo-shuhn ]

/ ˌɛl əˈkyu ʃən /

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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.

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Origin of elocution

1500–10; <Latin ēlocūtiōn- (stem of ēlocūtiō) a speaking out, equivalent to ē-e-¹ + locūtiōn-locution

OTHER WORDS FROM elocution

el·o·cu·tion·ar·y

[el-uh-kyoo-shuh-ner-ee], /ˌɛl əˈkyu ʃəˌnɛr i/, adjectiveel·o·cu·tion·ist, noun

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How to use elocution in a sentence

Then a humorist told some of his own funny stories and an elocutionist recited a bit from Shakespeare effectively.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
Imagine me teaching Greek or preaching in the ParkPhil is a preacher, of course, and an elocutionist.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
Mrs. Wilson's come-down at this point was an example of a solemn warning to the elocutionist who breaks out of bounds.
Somehow Good|William de Morgan
The very best student elocutionist has, on leaving college, but a theoretic knowledge of the art of preaching.
The Young Priest's Keepsake|Michael Phelan

There was nothing of the schools, nor of the studied elocutionist in his manner.
The Life of John Taylor|B. H. Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for elocution

elocution

/ (ˌɛləˈkjuːʃən) /

noun

the art of public speaking, esp of voice production, delivery, and gesture

Derived forms of elocution

elocutionary, adjectiveelocutionist, noun

Word Origin for elocution

C15: from Latin ēlocūtiō a speaking out, from ēloquī, from loquī to speak

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