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Elocution is defined as public speaking in a polished and professional way.

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When a President gives an incredibly inspiring speech and delivers that speech perfectly in a way that everyone respects, this is an example of elocution.

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noun

style or manner of speaking or reading in public
the art of public speaking or declaiming: now often associated with a studied or artificial style of speaking

Origin: ME ellocucioun < L elocutio < pp. of eloqui: see eloquent

Related Forms:

elocutionary adjective
elocutionist noun

See elocution in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized.
A style or manner of speaking, especially in public.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English elocucioun

Origin: , from Latin ēlocūtiō, ēlocūtiōn-

Origin: , from ēlocūtus

Origin: , past participle of ēloquī, to speak out

Origin: : ē-, ex-, ex-

Origin: + loquī, to speak; see tolk^w- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

elˌo·cuˈtion·arˌy (-shə-nĕrˌē) adjective

elˌo·cuˈtion·ist noun

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