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Origin of eloquent
Middle English and Old French from Classical Latin eloquens, present participle of eloqui, to speak out, utter from e-, out + loqui, to speak
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Origin of eloquent
Middle English from Old French from Latin ēloquēns ēloquent- present participle of ēloquī to speak out ; see elocution .Related Forms:
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(comparative more eloquent, superlative most eloquent)
Eloquent expresses stronger praise than do articulate or well-spoken.
From Old French eloquent, from Latin eloquens (“speaking, having the faculty of speech, eloquent”), present participle of eloqui (“to speak out”), from e (“out”) + loqui (“to speak”).
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