allocution

[ al-uh-kyoo-shuhn ]

/ ˌæl əˈkyu ʃən /

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noun

a formal speech, especially one of an incontrovertible or hortatory nature.

a pronouncement delivered by the pope to a secret consistory, especially on a matter of policy or of general importance.

Origin of allocution

1605–15; <Latin allocūtiōn- (stem of allocūtiō), equivalent to allocūt(us), past participle of alloquī to speak to, address (al-al- + locū- speak + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn--ion

Words nearby allocution

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Example sentences from the Web for allocution

She took the final vows a year later, when Bossuet pronounced the allocution.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3|Various
It falls generally into the form of an allocution, even where it is descriptive.
Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol. 2|Charles Dudley Warner
What the effect of this allocution would have been, unsupported by favouring circumstances, it is difficult to say.
Count Frontenac|William Dawson LeSueur
The allocution under consideration has a certain papal flavour.
Collected Essays, Volume V|T. H. Huxley

To this allocution the parliament replied with all servility.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird

British Dictionary definitions for allocution

allocution

/ (ˌæləˈkjuːʃən) /

noun

rhetoric a formal or authoritative speech or address, esp one that advises, informs, or exhorts

Word Origin for allocution

C17: from Late Latin allocūtiō, from Latin alloquī to address, from loquī to speak

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单词	allocution
释义	allocution [ al-uh-kyoo-shuhn ] / ˌæl əˈkyu ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR allocution ON THESAURUS.COM noun a formal speech, especially one of an incontrovertible or hortatory nature. a pronouncement delivered by the pope to a secret consistory, especially on a matter of policy or of general importance. Origin of allocution 1605–15; <Latin allocūtiōn- (stem of allocūtiō), equivalent to allocūt(us), past participle of alloquī to speak to, address (al-al- + locū- speak + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn--ion Words nearby allocution allochromasia, allochromatic, allochthon, allochthonous, allocortex, allocution, allodial, allodium, allodynia, alloerotism, all of Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for allocution She took the final vows a year later, when Bossuet pronounced the allocution. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3\|Various It falls generally into the form of an allocution, even where it is descriptive. Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol. 2\|Charles Dudley Warner What the effect of this allocution would have been, unsupported by favouring circumstances, it is difficult to say. Count Frontenac\|William Dawson LeSueur The allocution under consideration has a certain papal flavour. Collected Essays, Volume V\|T. H. Huxley To this allocution the parliament replied with all servility. History of the Rise of the Huguenots\|Henry Baird British Dictionary definitions for allocution allocution / (ˌæləˈkjuːʃən) / noun rhetoric a formal or authoritative speech or address, esp one that advises, informs, or exhorts Word Origin for allocution C17: from Late Latin allocūtiō, from Latin alloquī to address, from loquī to speak Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to allocution speech, oration, address, lecture, lesson, talk, prelection
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allocution

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British Dictionary definitions for allocution

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