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elo·cu·tion [ˌeləˈkju:ʃən] N no pl

elocution

[govorniška] spretnost f

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She found particular gifts in a class on elocution, and joined the first suffrage club with six of her classmates. en.wikipedia.org

Inter house competitions include music and elocution, drama, math contest, cleanliness competitions, and sports such as soccer, rugby, racquet games, swimming, etc. en.wikipedia.org

She wrote five books on speech and elocution, and was a renowned traveler and lecturer. en.wikipedia.org

Events like, debates and elocution contests, management games, corporate and industrial visits are organized. en.wikipedia.org

Although today we associate the word "elocution" more with eloquent speaking, for the classical rhetorician it connoted style. en.wikipedia.org

Besides giving recitals, he also gave elocution lessons. en.wikipedia.org

He possessed oratorical ability and adopted a theatrical style of elocution, tuning his voice and balancing his hands. en.wikipedia.org

Elocution emerged as a formal discipline during the eighteenth century. en.wikipedia.org

Inter-house debates, elocution, dramatics and sporting competitions are also a part of the cultural lives of the older students. en.wikipedia.org

He felt that the word elocution denoted artificiality, and preferred the word expression instead. en.wikipedia.org

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