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el·o·cu·tion
 elocution
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- pronunciation:
- e
l
kyu
shn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
training in, or the art of, public speaking.
- synonyms:
- oratory, rhetoric
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| definition 2: |
one's style or manner of speaking, esp. in public.
- synonyms:
- intonation, speech
- similar words:
- articulation, delivery, diction, enunciation, parlance, phraseology, phrasing, wording
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adjective + (n.)elocution
accomplished, budding, dainty, elusive, evergreen, graceful, guiding, habitual, impeccable, informative, introductory, self-conscious, soulful, stilted, thunderous
verb + (n.)elocution
conflict, dance, overshadow, shift, sing, speak
noun + (n.)elocution
bookkeeping, class, concordance, dictation, epithet, lesson, mistress, music, oratory, parlor, reverence, speech, teacher, voice
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| derivations: |
elocutionary (adj.), elocutionist (n.) |
The word elocution
contains the following parts:
e-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away
  More about this word part:
The prefix e-
is an assimilated form of ex- used before roots beginning with certain consonants (b d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v). See ex-.
Example words:
ebullient, edentulous, edict, educate, educe, egregious, egress, ejaculate, eject, elaborate, elate, elect, elicit, elide, eligible, elite, elocution, elongate, eloquence, eloquent, elucidate, elude, emaciate, emancipate, emasculate, emend, emerge, emergency, emigrate, eminent, emissary, emit, emollient, emolument, emulsion, enervate, enormity, enormous, enumerate, enunciate, eradicate, erase, erode, eruct, erudite, erupt, evacuate, evade, evaluate, evanesce, event, eventuate, evert, evict, evident, evocative, evoke, evolution, evolve, ineluctable, ineradicable
loqu, locu
Latin
root
that means speak; speech
Example words:
circumlocution, colloquial, colloquium, colloquy, elocution, eloquence, eloquent, grandiloquence, interlocutor, locution, loquacious, magniloquent, obloquy, soliloquy, ventriloquism
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