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elocutionary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
elo-cu-tion-ary
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical

Etymology

Etymology tree English elocution Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English elocutionary From elocution + -ary.

Inflected Forms

more elocutionary (comparative) most elocutionary (superlative)

Derived Forms

elocutionarily

Questions

What does elocutionary mean?
Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical
Where does elocutionary come from?
Etymology tree English elocution Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English elocutionary From elocution + -ary.

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