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Definition: Elocution |
ElocutionNoun1. An expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "elocution" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
Synonym: ElocutionSynonym: Public speaking. (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Speech | Oratory; elocution, eloquence; rhetoric, declamation; grandiloquence, multiloquence; burst of eloquence; facundity; flow of words, command of words, command of language; copia verborum; power of speech, gift of the gab; usus loquendi. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Elocution |
| English words defined with "elocution": declaim ♦ elocutionary ♦ recite. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "elocution": PROVINCIALISMS. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Elocution" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Elocution" is used about 27 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 27 | 66,962 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "elocution": elocution lesson ♦ elocution lessons. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
elocution | 22 |
elocution lesson | 4 |
elocution piece | 2 |
ant critket elocution regarding | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "elocution"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | goëtari, art orator. (various references) | |
Arabic | فن الخطابة (oratory, rhetoric), طريقة الإلقاء, خطابة (declamation). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | ораторско изкуство (oratory, the art of public speaking), декламация (declamation, recitation), дикция (delivery, diction, enunciation, utterance). (various references) | |
Czech | přednes (diction, enunciation, execution, reading, recitation). (various references) | |
Danish | taleoevelser (auditory patterns, elocution exercise). (various references) | |
Dutch | spraakoefening (elocution exercise). (various references) | |
Farsi | حس تقریر, سخن سراءی , شیوه سخنوری . (various references) | |
Finnish | puhetekniikka (technigue of speech), kaunoluku. (various references) | |
French | diction, élocution. (various references) | |
German | Vortragskunst, Rhetorik (oratory, rhetoric), Diktion (diction, idiom, style). (various references) | |
Greek | ρητορική (oratory, rhetoric), ευγλωττία (eloquence, eloquent). (various references) | |
Hebrew | תורת " אום. (various references) | |
Hungarian | ékesszólás (eloquence, oratory). (various references) | |
Indonesian | cara ucap. (various references) | |
Italian | elocuzione. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | エル"ー盤 (aerogram, angel, elbow, Electone, Electra complex, electric, electric guitar, electricity, electroluminescence, electron, electronic, electronic banking, electronic cooking, electronic cottage, electronic file, electronic mail, electronic money, electronic music, electronic office, electronic sound, electronics, elegance, elegant, elegy, element, elementary, elevation, elevator, elf, elm, elven, encapsulation, enclosure, encode, encoder, encoding, encounter, encyclopedia, engage, engagement, engagement ring, engine, engine brake, engineer, engineering, engineering plastics, enjoy, erect, erection, erogenous zone, Eroica, Eros, erotic, erotic and grotesque, erotic and grotesque nonsense, erotic production, erotica, eroticism, erotism, erotomania, Herman, Hermes, ignition key, long-playing record, LP). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | エロキューション . (various references) | |
Manx | jesh-loayrtys. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | elocutionay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | expressão (accent, aspect, countenance, diction, expression, formulation, look, phrase, reflex, significance, signification, term, utterance, verbalism, voice, word, wording), elocução (utterance). (various references) | |
Romanian | elocuţiune, oratorie (eloquence, rhetoric), dicţiune (articulation, delivery, enunciation). (various references) | |
Russian | ораторское искусство (eloquence). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | dikcija (delivery, diction, enunciation). (various references) | |
Spanish | elocución. (various references) | |
Swedish | talarkonst (declamation, rhetoric). (various references) | |
Thai | ศิลปของการพู"ในที่ชุมชน. (various references) | |
Turkish | konuşma sanatı (declamation, eloquence), hitabet (declamation, oratory, rhetorical, speaking well), diksiyon (diction). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | красномовність (eloquence), дикція (delivery, utterance). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | thuật nói, thuật đọc, cách ngâm thơ, cách nói (parlance), cách đọc. (various references) | |
Welsh | areithyddiaeth (oratory, rhetoric). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "elocution": elocutionary, elocutionist, elocutionists, elocutions. (additional references) | |
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"Elocution" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: alocution, elecution, elocutiionn. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "elocution" (pronounced e'lukyuw"shun) |
| 7 | -u k y uw" sh u n | electrocution, execution, persecution, prosecution. |
| 5 | -y uw" sh u n | attribution, contribution, distribution, lilliputian, redistribution, retribution. |
| 4 | -uw" sh u n | absolution, constitution, counterrevolution, devolution, dilution, diminution, dissolution, evolution, institution, pollution, prostitution, resolution, restitution, revolution, solution, substitution. |
| 3 | -sh u n | facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fission, abrogation, absorption, abstraction, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attrition, auction, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contrition, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devotion, dictation, diction, dietitian, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dimension, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrician, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, fruition, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redirection, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retransmission, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-i-l-n-o-o-t-u" | |
-1 letter: locution. | |
-2 letters: coontie, cutline, elution, lection, linecut, linocut, noctule, outline, tunicle. | |
-3 letters: cineol, citole, client, colone, coloni, coolie, cootie, enolic, entoil, incult, lectin, lentic, leucin, lotion, lucent, luetic, lutein, noetic, notice, nuclei, ocelot, oolite, outlie, toluic, uncoil, uncool. | |
-4 letters: cento, centu, cline, clone, cloot, clout, colin, colon, conte, conto, count, culet, culti, cutie, cutin. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-i-l-n-o-o-t-u" | |
+1 letter: elocutions. | |
+2 letters: coevolution, counterfoil. | |
+3 letters: coevolutions, contumelious, counterfoils, elocutionary, elocutionist, interlocutor, unapologetic. | |
+4 letters: coeducational, contentiously, coterminously, electrocution, elocutionists, interlocutors, interlocutory, nucleoprotein, reinoculation, subcollection. | |
+5 letters: coevolutionary, conterminously, contumeliously, dicotyledonous, electrocutions, macroevolution, microevolution, mononucleotide, multicomponent, nitrocellulose, noncombustible, noneducational, nucleoproteins, polynucleotide, reinoculations, ribonucleotide, solicitousness, subcollections, unconsolidated, unconventional. | |
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