elocution

  • 21elocution — el|o|cu|tion [ˌeləˈkju:ʃən] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: eloqui to speak out ] good clear speaking in public, involving voice control, pronunciation etc ▪ elocution lessons >elocutionary adj >elocutionist n …

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  • 22elocution — noun (U) good clear speaking in public, involving voice control, pronunciation etc: elocution lessons elocutionary adjective elocutionist noun (C) …

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  • 23elocution — noun the producers brought in a teacher to help with her elocution Syn: pronunciation, enunciation, articulation, diction, speech, intonation, vocalization, modulation; phrasing, delivery, public speaking …

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  • 24elocution — /ɛləˈkjuʃən / (say eluh kyoohshuhn) noun 1. manner of speaking or reading in public: *In all other respects his elocution made my late grandfather sound like Leslie Howard. –clive james, 1980. 2. the study and practice of spoken delivery,… …

  • 25élocution — nf., façon de parler : parlamê nm. (Albanais.001.PPA.). A1) facilité d élocution, faconde : wawina nf. (Saxel) ; zhapa péj. (001), R. => Aboyer …

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  • 26elocution — noun The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc. See Also: elocutionary, elocutionist …

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  • 27elocution — Synonyms and related words: accents, chatter, comment, conversation, debating, declamation, demagogism, discourse, eloquence, forensics, gab, homiletics, language, lecturing, oral communication, oratory, palaver, parole, platform oratory, prattle …

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  • 28elocution — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Speech training] Syn. voice culture, dramatic reading, declamation, art of oral expression, oratory, rhetoric. 2. [Manner of speaking] Syn. delivery, locution, articulation; see delivery 3 , speech 2 . II (Roget s 3… …

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  • 29elocution — el|o|cu|tion [ ,elə kjuʃn ] noun uncount the skill of speaking clearly and with an ACCENT that is considered correct …

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  • 30elocution — el·o·cu·tion || ‚elÉ™ kjuːʃn n. art of pronunciation, art of diction; particular style of speaking or reading aloud in public …

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