Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized.
- noun A style or manner of speaking, especially in public.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The manner of speaking in public; the art of correct delivery in speaking or reading; the art which teaches the proper use of the voice, gesture, etc., in public speaking.
- noun Eloquence in style or delivery; effective utterance or expression.
- noun Speech; the power or act of speaking.
- noun Synonyms Elocution, Delivery. These words are quite independent of their derivation. Elocution has narrowed its meaning (see quotation from E. Porter, above), and has broadened it to take in gesture. They are now essentially the same, covering bodily carriage and gesture as well as the use of the voice. Elocution sometimes seems more manifestly a matter of art than delivery. See
oratory .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare Utterance by speech.
- noun Oratorical or expressive delivery, including the graces of intonation, gesture, etc.; style or manner of speaking or reading in public.
- noun obsolete Suitable and impressive writing or style; eloquent diction.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The art of
public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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tonya commented on the word elocution
Execution of eloquence.
August 9, 2008
super-logos commented on the word elocution
Latin, loquere, to speak; e, from Latin, ex, meaning from or out, to speak out? Any Latin scholars?
August 9, 2008
fbharjo commented on the word elocution
locution....locution...locution
November 12, 2011