Definitions of elocution [ˌɛl əˈkyu ʃən]

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Definition of 'elocution'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) elocution
a style of speaking or reading aloud.

2. elocution
the study and practice of public speaking.

Etymology: (1500–10; < L ēlocūtiō expression of an idea in words)

Definition of 'elocution'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) elocution
an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture

Definition of 'elocution'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) elocution
utterance by speech

2. (noun) elocution
oratorical or expressive delivery, including the graces of intonation, gesture, etc.; style or manner of speaking or reading in public; as, clear, impressive elocution

3. (noun) elocution
suitable and impressive writing or style; eloquent diction

Translation of 'elocution'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the art of speaking clearly and effectively.
Afrikaans: voordrag, welsprekendheid	Arabic: فَن الخِطابَةِ والإلْقاء،	Bulgarian: дикция
Brazilian: elocução	Czech: výřečnost	German: die Vortragskunst
Danish: veltalenhed	Greek: ορθοφωνία	Spanish: elocución
Estonian: kõnekunst	Farsi: فصاحت؛ سخنوری	Finnish: puhetaito
French: élocution	Hebrew: אָמָנוּת הַנְאוּם	Hindi: वकतृत्व
Croatian: elokucija, govornička vje	Hungarian: ékesszólás, beszédtechnik	Indonesian: seni wicara
Icelandic: framsagnarlist; framsögn	Italian: elocuzione	Japanese: 雄弁術
Korean: 연설법	Lithuanian: iškalba, oratorinis menas	Latvian: runas māksla; daiļrunība
Malay: seni bicara	Dutch: elocutie	Norwegian: foredragskunst, veltalenh
Polish: dar wymowy	Persian: فصاحت؛ سخنوری	Pashto: بلاغت، دبلاغت فن، دښى وين
Portuguese: elocução	Romanian: elocinţă	Russian: ораторское искусство
Slovak: výrečnosť	Slovenian: izražanje	Serbian: dikcija
Swedish: välläsning, talarkonst	Thai: ศิลปะการพูดในที่ชุมชน	Turkish: güzel konuşma sanatı
Taiwanese: 演講技巧，演說術	Ukrainian: красномовство; ораторське	Urdu: فن خطابت
Vietnamese: thuật diễn thuyết	Chinese: 演说术
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