elocutionary
əˈkyu noun
1.
a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public: The actor's elocution is faultless.
2.
the study and practice of oral delivery, including the control of both voice and gesture.
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elocution (ˌɛləˈkjuːʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the art of public speaking, esp of voice production, delivery, and gesture | |
| [C15: from Latin ēlocūtiō a speaking out, from ēloquī, from loquī to speak] | |
| elo'cutionary | |
| —adj | |
| elo'cutionist | |
| —n | |
| elocution (ˌɛləˈkjuːʃən) | |
| —n | |
| the art of public speaking, esp of voice production, delivery, and gesture | |
| [C15: from Latin ēlocūtiō a speaking out, from ēloquī, from loquī to speak] | |
| elo'cutionary | |
| —adj | |
| elo'cutionist | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
elocution
c.1500, from L.L. elocutionem (nom. elocutio) "voice production, manner of expression," in classical L. "oratorical expression," from eloqui "speak out."
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