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elocutio

elocutio noun: one of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the mastery of stylistic elements.

Noun

elocutio (uncountable)

  1. One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the mastery of stylistic elements.

Origin of elocutio

From Latin ēlocūtiō. Doublet of elocution.

Questions about elocutio

What does elocutio mean?
Elocutio means one of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the mastery of stylistic elements.
What part of speech is elocutio?
Elocutio is a noun.

Words near elocutio in the dictionary

  1. elocular
  2. elocute
  3. elocuted
  4. elocutes
  5. elocuting
  6. elocutio
  7. elocution
  8. elocutional
  9. elocutionarily
  10. elocutionary
  11. elocutioner

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