elocution

noun
/ɛləˈkjuːʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English elocucioun, ellocucioun, from Late Latin ēlocutiōnem. Doublet of elocutio.

  1. derived from elocutio
  2. inherited from elocucioun

Definitions

  1. The art of speaking, especially public speaking, with expert control of gesture and…

    The art of speaking, especially public speaking, with expert control of gesture and voice, diction (articulation and word choice), and usage.

    • perfect elocution
    • elocution training
    • study elocution

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for elocution. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA