[al-uh-kyoo-shuh
n] 
| 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. |
| 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.] |
