elocution

/el-uh-KYOO-shun/noun

the skill of clear and expressive speech

Years of elocution lessons gave the actor his crisp delivery.
Synonyms
diction, articulation, delivery
Antonyms
mumbling
Root
loqu- (speak)
Memory hook
e (out) + locution (speaking): speaking words out cleanly.

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