prolocution
prolocution noun: an introductory speech.
Noun
prolocution (plural prolocutions)
- An introductory speech.
- “Sir,” said I, “if I tell you my story, I must commit a friend’s life to your discretion. Pass me your word it shall be sacred; and for what touches myself, I will ask no better guarantee than just your face.”
He passed me his word very seriously. “But,” said he, “these are rather alarming...1886 May 1 – July 31, Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped, being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751: […], London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 1886, →OCLC
- “Sir,” said I, “if I tell you my story, I must commit a friend’s life to your discretion. Pass me your word it shall be sacred; and for what touches myself, I will ask no better guarantee than just your face.”
- Speaking on behalf of others.
Forms of prolocution
| plural | prolocutions |
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Origin of prolocution
From pro + locution.
Questions about prolocution
- What does prolocution mean?
- Prolocution means an introductory speech.
- What part of speech is prolocution?
- Prolocution is a noun.
- What is the plural of prolocution?
- The plural of prolocution is prolocutions.
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