Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elocutio

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: elo-cu-tio
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the mastery of stylistic elements.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin ēlocūtiō. Doublet of elocution.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ēlocūtiō

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

dispositio inventio memoria pronuntiatio

Questions

What does elocutio mean?: One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the mastery of stylistic elements.
Where does elocutio come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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