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elocution

/ɛləˈkjuːʃən/

elocution noun: the art of speaking, especially public speaking, with expert control of gesture and voice, diction (articulation and word choice), and usage.

Noun

elocution (countable and uncountable, plural elocutions)

  1. The art of speaking, especially public speaking, with expert control of gesture and voice, diction (articulation and word choice), and usage.
    • perfect elocution
    • elocution training

elocution meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Persian

elocution in Tamil

பேச்சுத்திறமை, பேச்சுவளம், பேச்சுக்கலை

elocution in Malayalam

പ്രസംഗകല, അക്ഷരശുദ്ധി, ഭാഷണശൈലി

elocution in Kannada

ಮಾತನಾಡುವ ಕಲೆ, ಭಾಷಣಕಲೆ, ವಾಗ್ಮಿತೆ, ಮಾತುಗಾರಿಕೆ, ವಾಗ್ವೈಖರಿ, ವಾಚಾಳತೆ

elocution in Persian

The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.
فنّ بیان fann-e bayân

Examples of elocution in a sentence

  • She took elocution lessons to improve her public speaking.
  • His elocution was precise and clear.
  • The Columbian Orator was an elocution manual as well as a reader for school children in the new republic.1997 [1797], David W. Blight, “Editor's Introduction: The Peculiar Dialogue Between Caleb Bingham and Frederick Douglass”, in Caleb...

Forms of elocution

pluralelocutions

Origin of elocution

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

Words formed from elocution

Questions about elocution

What does elocution mean?
Elocution means the art of speaking, especially public speaking, with expert control of gesture and voice, diction (articulation and word choice), and usage.
What is elocution in Tamil?
Elocution in Tamil is பேச்சுத்திறமை, பேச்சுவளம், பேச்சுக்கலை. See Elocution meaning in Tamil.
How do you use elocution in a sentence?
She took elocution lessons to improve her public speaking.
What part of speech is elocution?
Elocution is a noun.
How do you pronounce elocution?
Elocution is pronounced /ɛləˈkjuːʃən/.
What is the plural of elocution?
The plural of elocution is elocutions.

Words near elocution in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: elocution (page history and authors); elocution (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); elocution (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); elocution (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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