Elocution

Elocution
Elocution El`o*cu"tion, n. [L. elocutio, fr. eloqui, elocutus, to speak out: cf. F. ['e]locution. See {Eloquent}.] 1. Utterance by speech. [R.] [1913 Webster]

[Fruit] whose taste . . . Gave elocution to the mute, and taught The tongue not made for speech to speak thy praise. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. Oratorical or expressive delivery, including the graces of intonation, gesture, etc.; style or manner of speaking or reading in public; as, clear, impressive elocution. ``The elocution of a reader.'' --Whately [1913 Webster]

3. Suitable and impressive writing or style; eloquent diction. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

To express these thoughts with elocution. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]


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  • élocution — [ elɔkysjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1520; lat. elocutio ♦ Manière dont on exprime les sons en parlant. ⇒ articulation, 1. débit, parole. Élocution lente, rapide. ⇒ diction. Il a une grande facilité d élocution. Troubles de l élocution. ⇒ anarthrie, dysarthrie …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Elocution — is the study of formal speaking in pronunciation, grammar, style, and tone.HistoryIn Western classical rhetoric, one of the five core disciplines was pronuntiatio, which was the art of delivering speeches. Orators were trained not only on proper… …   Wikipedia

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  • élocution — ÉLOCUTION. s. f. C est la partie de la Rhétorique, qui a pour objet le choix et l arrangement des mots. Il se prend communément pour La manière dont on s exprime. Élocution nette, élégante, belle, noble, simple, sublime, figurée, pure, claire.… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

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  • Elocutĭon — (v. lat.), Styl, Ausdruck; ein Theil der Rhetorik …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Elocution — Elocution, lat. deutsch, Vortrag, Ausdruck …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • elocution — index declamation, parlance, rhetoric (skilled speech) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • elocution — mid 15c., from L.L. elocutionem (nom. elocutio) voice production, manner of expression, in classical Latin, oratorical expression, noun of action from pp. stem of eloqui speak out (see ELOQUENCE (Cf. eloquence)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • elocution — [n] articulation declamation, delivery, diction, dramatic, eloquence, enunciation, expression, locution, oratory, pronunciation, public speaking, reading, rhetoric, speech, speechcraft, speechmaking, utterance, voice culture, voice production;… …   New thesaurus

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