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elocutionary

elocutionary adjective: of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.

Adjective

elocutionary (comparative more elocutionary, superlative most elocutionary)

  1. Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical

Forms of elocutionary

comparativemore elocutionary
superlativemost elocutionary

Origin of elocutionary

From elocution + -ary.

Words formed from elocutionary

Questions about elocutionary

What does elocutionary mean?
Elocutionary means of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
What part of speech is elocutionary?
Elocutionary is an adjective.

Words near elocutionary in the dictionary

  1. elocuting
  2. elocutio
  3. elocution
  4. elocutional
  5. elocutionarily
  6. elocutionary
  7. elocutioner
  8. elocutioners
  9. elocutionist
  10. elocutionists
  11. elocutionize

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