elocution
/el-uh-KYOO-shun/nounthe 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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