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Definition of: elocution
(el′ə·ky
′shən) noun
1. The art of correct intonation, and inflection, in public speaking or reading.
2. Manner of utterance. [<L elocutio, -onis <eloqui <ex- out + loqui speak]
—el′o·cu′tion·ar′y adjective
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