ALLOCUTION


Meaning of ALLOCUTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-lə-ˈkyü-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Latin allocution-, allocutio, from alloqui to speak to, from ad- + loqui to speak

Date: 1615

: a formal speech ; especially : an authoritative or hortatory address

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