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al·lo·cu·tion  (l-kyshn)

n.

A formal and authoritative speech; an address.

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[Latin allocti, alloctin-, from alloctus, past participle of alloqu, to speak to : ad-, ad- + loqu, to speak; see tolk^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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allocution [ˌæləˈkjuːʃən]

n

(Literature / Rhetoric) Rhetoric a formal or authoritative speech or address, esp one that advises, informs, or exhorts

[from Late Latin allocūtiō, from Latin alloquī to address, from loquī to speak]

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allocution

1. a particular or special way of speaking.
2. a formal address or speech.

See also: Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices

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allocution - (rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts rhetoric - study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking) speech, address - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"