From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishelocutionel‧o‧cu‧tion /ˌeləˈkjuːʃən/ noun [uncountable] SLgood clear speaking in public, involving voice control, pronunciation etc elocution lessons —elocutionary adjective —elocutionist noun [countable]
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elocution• Jay Gatsby would have noted his poise and elocution.• The lessons in singing and elocution had left her with a pretty powerful voice.• I was always terribly shy and I was sent to what were known as elocution lessons - to get me out of myself.• They sent her to London for elocution lessons and she grew into a lovely young lady.• She had trained under Kate Rorke at the Guildhall, where she won the silver medal for elocution.• A similar effort to learn elocution ended just as quickly.• In Darcy's Utopia it will be as normal to practise elocution as to brush your teeth.• Study the elocution of, oh, .elocution lessons• I was always terribly shy and I was sent to what were known as elocution lessons - to get me out of myself.• They sent her to London for elocution lessons and she grew into a lovely young lady.• Steve Maxwell Yes-the pay cheque would have been nice-although the elocution lessons would have been a bit tedious.Origin elocution (1500-1600) Latin eloqui “to speak out” 