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elocution definition

elo·cu·tion (el′ə kyo̵̅o̅′s̸hən)

noun

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

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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