Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elocution

/ɛləˈkjuːʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: elo-cu-tion
IPA: /ɛləˈkjuːʃən/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The art of speaking, especially public speaking, with expert control of gesture and voice, diction (articulation and word choice), and usage.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"perfect elocution"
"elocution training"
"study elocution"
"She took elocution lessons to improve her public speaking."
"His elocution was precise and clear."
"[Editor David W. Blight said:] Finally, Bingham saw the early American republic as a new political beginning for humankind, and his more than one million schoolbooks sold across the land were designed to produce republican citizens. The Columbian Orator was an elocution manual as well as a reader for school children in the new republic."

Etymology

From Middle English elocucioun, ellocucioun, from Late Latin ēlocutiōnem. Doublet of elocutio.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: elocucioun, elocutio

Usage

Inflected Forms

elocutions (plural)

Derived Forms

elocutio elocutional elocutionarily elocutionary elocutioner elocutionist elocutionize elocutive

Frequently Paired Words

eloquent locution locutionary locutory

Rhymes With

solution distribution resolution constitution revolution evolution institution contribution execution pollution prosecution prostitution

Questions

How do you pronounce elocution?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛləˈkjuːʃən/.
What does elocution mean?: The art of speaking, especially public speaking, with expert control of gesture and voice, diction (articulation and word choice), and usage.
Where does elocution come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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