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actio

actio noun: the use of voice and gestures in oratory; the style of delivery of a speech.

Noun

actio (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) The use of voice and gestures in oratory; the style of delivery of a speech.

Origin of actio

Borrowed from Latin āctiō.

Phrases with actio

Questions about actio

What does actio mean?
Actio means the use of voice and gestures in oratory; the style of delivery of a speech.
What part of speech is actio?
Actio is a noun.

Words near actio in the dictionary

  1. actinozoons
  2. actins
  3. actinula
  4. actinulae
  5. actinulæ
  6. actio
  7. actio ad distans
  8. actio popularis
  9. action
  10. action adventure
  11. action adventures

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