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1. (n.) allocution
a formal speech, esp. one that advises or exhorts.
Etymology: (1605–15; < L allocūtiō=allocū-, var. s. of alloquī to speak to, address (al-al - +loquī to speak) +-tiō -tion)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) allocution
(rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) allocution
the act or manner of speaking to, or of addressing in words
2. (noun) allocution
an address; a hortatory or authoritative address as of a pope to his clergy
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