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allocution

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al⋅lo⋅cu⋅tion

  [al-uh-kyoo-shuhn]
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–noun
1. a formal speech, esp. one of an incontrovertible or hortatory nature.
2. a pronouncement delivered by the pope to a secret consistory, esp. on a matter of policy or of general importance.
Origin:
1605–15; < L allocūtiōn- (s. of allocūtiō), equiv. to allocūt(us), ptp. of alloquī to speak to, address (al- al- + locū- speak + -tus ptp. suffix) + -iōn- -ion
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al·lo·cu·tion   (āl'ə-kyōō'shən)   
n.  A formal and authoritative speech; an address.

[Latin allocūtiō, allocūtiōn-, from allocūtus, past participle of alloquī, to speak to : ad-, ad- + loquī, to speak; see tolkw- in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: al·lo·cu·tion
Pronunciation: "a-l&-'kyü-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin allocutio, from alloqui to speak to, from ad to + loqui to speak
: a formal speech; especially : one made by a defendant at the time of sentencing
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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