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al·lo·cu·tion
(ăl′ə-kyo͞o′shən)n.
1. A formal and authoritative speech; an address.
2. Law A statement that is made by a defendant before a sentence is pronounced.
[Latin allocūtiō, allocūtiōn-, from allocūtus, past participle of alloquī, to speak to : ad-, ad- + loquī, to speak; see tolkw- in Indo-European roots.]
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allocution
(ˌæləˈkjuːʃən)n
(Rhetoric) rhetoric a formal or authoritative speech or address, esp one that advises, informs, or exhorts
[C17: from Late Latin allocūtiō, from Latin alloquī to address, from loquī to speak]
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al•lo•cu•tion
(ˌæl əˈkyu ʃən)n.
a formal speech, esp. one that advises or exhorts.
[1605–15; < Latin allocūtiō=allocū-, variant s. of alloquī to speak to, address (al- al- + loquī to speak) + -tiō -tion]
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allocution
1. a particular or special way of speaking.
2. a formal address or speech.
See also: Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices2. a formal address or speech.
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allocution
nounA usually formal oral communication to an audience:
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