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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Elocution \El`o*cu"tion\, n. [L. elocutio, fr eloqui elocutus to speak out: cf F. ['e]locution. See {Eloquent}.] 1. Utterance by speech. [R.] [Fruit] whose taste . . . Gave elocution to the mute, and taught The tongue not made for speech to speak thy praise. --Milton. 2. Oratorical or expressive delivery, including the graces of intonation, gesture, etc.; style or manner of speaking or reading in public; as clear, impressive elocution. ``The elocution of a reader.'' --Whately 3. Suitable and impressive writing or style; eloquent diction. [Obs.] To express these thoughts with elocution. --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: elocution n : an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture
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