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“elocution” in Latin
ēlocūtiōutterance, expression; oratorical delivery, elocutionlocūtiōThe act of speaking; speech, discourse.; A way of speaking; pronunciation.; An utterance, word or mode of expression, phvōxvoice; accent; speech, remark, expression, (turn of) phraseōrātiōspeech, discourse, language; the power of speech; manner or style of speaking
The English word elocution itself goes back to Latin loquor, through elocutio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
elocution
elocutio (oratorical expression; the apt selection of words, arrangement of sentences, etc., φράσις, Cic. and Quint.: locutio (speaking; mode of speaking, pronunciation, locutio emendata et Latina): vox: oratio: lingua: lingua or sermonis usus (speech, in which sense Milton uses “elocution”): splendida quaedam ratio dicendi: softness of elocution, lenitas vocis (Cic.): by the mere beauty of his elocution, ipso oris pressu et sono (Cic., 3 De Or., 11, 43): not so much by correctness as by the sweetness of his elocution, non tam bene, quam suaviter loquendo (ib.).
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Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for elocution?
- The usual Latin words for “elocution” are ēlocūtiō, locūtiō, vōx; also ōrātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.