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eloquence

[ 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.



eloquence

/ ˈɛ±ôÉ™°ì·ÉÉ™²Ô²õ /

noun

  1. ease in using language to best effect
  2. powerful and effective language
  3. the quality of being persuasive or moving
“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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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ô·±ð±ôo·±ç³Ü±ð²Ô³¦±ð noun
  • ²õ³Üp±ð°ù·±ð±ôo·±ç³Ü±ð²Ô³¦±ð noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of eloquence1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ŧ±ô´Ç±ç³Ü±ð²Ô³Ù¾±²¹, from ŧ±ô´Ç±ç³Ü±ð²Ô³Ù-, stem of ŧ±ô´Ç±ç³Üŧ²Ô²õ “speaking out†( eloquent ) + -ia -y 3; -ence
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One is simply to mark the beginning of a new administration in celebration and hope — and an occasional dose of eloquence.

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King was the kind of leader who comes along once in a lifetime, one with unmatched eloquence and passion.

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McKenna spoke his mind in public and private with elegiac and sometimes lengthy eloquence, but was frustrated at his lack of success in behind-the-scenes political maneuvering to advance his favored policies.

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Best of all, the company had a conductor of remarkable eloquence who understood movement in all its musical aspects.

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Smith, a product of the classical British tradition, had the lightning eloquence of Shakespeare to guide her.

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