elocution en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɛləˈkjuːʃən/
Etymology
From Middle English elocucioun, ellocucioun, from Late Latin ēlocutiōnem. Doublet of elocutio.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The art of speaking, especially public speaking, with expert control of gesture and voice, diction (articulation and word choice), and usage.
[Editor David W. Blight said:] Finally, Bingham saw the early American republic as a new political beginning for humankind, and his more than one million schoolbooks sold across the land were designed to produce republican citizens. The Columbian Orator was an elocution manual as well as a reader for school children in the new republic.
1997 [1797], David W. Blight, “Editor's Introduction: The Peculiar Dialogue Between Caleb Bingham and Frederick Douglass”, in Caleb Bingham, edited by David W. Blight, The Columbian Orator, Bicentennial Edition (1997 republishing), New York University Press, →ISBN:study elocution
elocution training
She took elocution lessons to improve her public speaking.
perfect elocution
His elocution was precise and clear.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| elocutions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
elocutionarily · elocutio · elocutive · elocutionary · elocutionist · elocutionize · elocutioner · elocutional
Relateds
locutionary · locutory · eloquent · locution
Translations (17)
cs řečnické umění (The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.) · ru ораторское искусство (The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.) · de Rhetorik (The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.) · kk сөзшеңдік (The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.) · sv vältalighet (The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.) · it elocuzione (The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.) · fi elokuutio (The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.) · de Sprechtechnik (The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.) · mk дикција (The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.) · sv föredrag (The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.) · de Redekunst (The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.) · fa فنّ بیان (The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.) · ro elocuțiune (The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.) · cmn 講演術 /讲演术 (The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.) · cmn 演講術 /演讲术 (The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.) · fr élocution (The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.) · fi suullinen esitystaito (The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.)