Topic: LINGUISTICS
| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | eloqui 'to speak out' |
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el‧o‧cu‧tion
[uncountable]
[uncountable] —elocutionary adjective
—elocutionist noun [countable]
Topic: LINGUISTICS
el‧o‧cu‧tion [uncountable] —elocutionary adjective —elocutionist noun [countable] Definition of elocution from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English within
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