non-eloquence

el·o·quence

[el-uh-kwuhns]
noun
1.
the practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness.
2.
eloquent language or discourse: a flow of eloquence.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French < Latin ēloquentia. See eloquent, -ence

non·el·o·quence, noun
su·per·el·o·quence, noun
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eloquence (ˈɛləkwəns) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  ease in using language to best effect
2.  powerful and effective language
3.  the quality of being persuasive or moving

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eloquence
late 14c., from O.Fr. eloquence, from L. eloquentia, from eloquentem (nom. eloquens), prp. of eloqui "speak out," from ex- "out" + loqui "speak."
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