elocution

  • 31elocution — [ˌɛlə kju:ʃ(ə)n] noun the skill of clear and expressive speech, especially of distinct pronunciation and articulation. Derivatives elocutionary adjective elocutionist noun Origin ME: from L. elocutio(n ), from eloqui (see eloquence) …

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  • 32elocution — n. 1. Speech, faculty of speech, power of expression. 2. Utterance, delivery, manner of speaking, oral expression. 3. Art of delivery, art of oral expression, reading art, declamatory art …

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  • 33elocution — n manner of speaking, utterance, delivery; articulation, enunciation, pronunciation; diction, wording, phrasing, parlance, phraseology; oratory, rhetoric, declamation …

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  • 34elocution — el·o·cu·tion …

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  • 35elocution — UK [ˌeləˈkjuːʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌeləˈkjuʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] the skill of speaking clearly and with an accent that is considered correct …

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  • 36elocution — el•o•cu•tion [[t]ˌɛl əˈkyu ʃən[/t]] n. 1) rht a style of speaking or reading aloud 2) rht the study and practice of public speaking • Etymology: 1500–10; < L ēlocūtiō expression of an idea in words el o•cu′tion•ar y ʃəˌnɛr i adj. el… …

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  • 37elocution — n. 1 the art of clear and expressive speech, esp. of distinct pronunciation and articulation. 2 a particular style of speaking. Derivatives: elocutionary adj. elocutionist n. Etymology: L elocutio f. eloqui elocut speak out (as E , loqui speak) …

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  • 38elocutionist — elocution ► NOUN 1) the skill of clear and expressive speech, especially of distinct pronunciation and articulation. 2) a particular style of speaking. DERIVATIVES elocutionist noun. ORIGIN Latin, from eloqui speak out …

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  • 39Langage politique — Rhétorique Pour les articles homonymes, voir Rhétorique (homonymie). Démosthène s exerçant à la parole, toile de Jean Jules Antoine Lecomte du No …

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  • 40Rhetorique — Rhétorique Pour les articles homonymes, voir Rhétorique (homonymie). Démosthène s exerçant à la parole, toile de Jean Jules Antoine Lecomte du No …

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