elocution

See also: élocution

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛləˈkjuːʃən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

elocution (countable and uncountable, plural elocutions)

1. The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• elocutio
• elocutionarily
• elocutionary
• elocutionist
• elocutive

Related terms

• eloquent
• locution
• locutionary
• locutory

 

Translations

The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 演講術／演讲术 (yǎnjiǎngshù), 講演術／讲演术 (jiǎngyǎnshù)

• Czech: řečnické umění
• Finnish: elokuutio, suullinen esitystaito
• French: élocution (fr) f
• German: (control of voice, enunciation) Sprechtechnik f, (broader sense) Redekunst (de) f, Rhetorik (de) f
• Italian: elocuzione
• Kazakh: сөзшеңдік (sözşeñdık)
• Macedonian: дикција f (dikcija)
• Persian: فنّ بیان (fann-e bayân)
• Romanian: elocuțiune (ro) f
• Russian: ораторское искусство n (oratorskoje iskusstvo)
• Swedish: vältalighet (sv) c, föredrag (sv) n

Anagrams

• coelution