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elocution

[ el-uh-kyoo-shuhn ]

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.


elocution

/ ˌɛəˈːʃə /

noun

  1. the art of public speaking, esp of voice production, delivery, and gesture
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈܳپDzԾ, noun
  • ˌˈܳپDzԲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ···پDz·· [el-, uh, -, kyoo, -sh, uh, -ner-ee], adjective
  • o·tDz· noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of elocution1

1500–10; < Latin ŧdzūپō- (stem of ŧdzūپō ) a speaking out, equivalent to ŧ- e- 1 + dzūپō- locution
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of elocution1

C15: from Latin ŧdzūپō a speaking out, from ŧDZī, from DZī to speak
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Example Sentences

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When he did, he held the floor with effortless elocution.

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Dr Asprey says she has witnessed students being "laughed at" in seminars for the way they speak, and that teachers from the Black Country have told her anecdotes about being asked to get elocution lessons.

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Where many performers in his position would have tales about elocution training and other pre-production research to share, Galitzine had about two weeks over the holidays to prepare to play his.

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When I was a kid, I started doing elocution lessons because I had a really bad lisp.

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A recent makeup tutorial video posted by Victoria Beckham revived longstanding speculation that the Beckhams are changing their accents and even having elocution lessons.

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