elocution
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.
Origin of elocution
1Other words from elocution
- el·o·cu·tion·ar·y [el-uh-kyoo-shuh-ner-ee], /ˌɛl əˈkyu ʃəˌnɛr i/, adjective
- el·o·cu·tion·ist, noun
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How to use elocution in a sentence
Why do we look in vain to-day for elocutionists such as Vandenhoff, Bell, and others?
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking | Wesley MillsNor can I, without vocal strain, attain the rumbling bass tones so favoured by many elocutionists.
Fibble, D. D. | Irvin Shrewsbury CobbIn fact, elocutionists recite in order to have their arms free to act—to illustrate the thought they are expressing.
The Voice and Spiritual Education | Hiram CorsonSome hostesses like to provide special entertainment for their guests—professional dancers, elocutionists, or singers.
Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 | Lillian Eichler WatsonLet not incompetent elocutionists or the barbarisms of custom give you tones or enunciations at war with those that God implanted.
Around The Tea-Table | T. De Witt Talmage
British Dictionary definitions for elocution
/ (ˌɛləˈkjuːʃən) /
the art of public speaking, esp of voice production, delivery, and gesture
Origin of elocution
1Derived forms of elocution
- elocutionary, adjective
- elocutionist, noun
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