Elocution vs. Locution

Elocutionnoun

The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.

Elocutionnoun

Utterance by speech.

Elocutionnoun

Oratorical or expressive delivery, including the graces of intonation, gesture, etc.; style or manner of speaking or reading in public; as, clear, impressive elocution.

Elocutionnoun

Suitable and impressive writing or style; eloquent diction.

Elocutionnoun

an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture

Elocutionnoun

the skill of clear and expressive speech, especially of distinct pronunciation and articulation

Elocutionnoun

a particular style of speaking

Elocution

Elocution is the study of formal speaking in pronunciation, grammar, style, and tone as well as the idea and practice of effective speech and its forms. It stems from the idea that while communication is symbolic, sounds are final and compelling.

Locutionnoun

A phrase or expression connected to an individual or a group of individuals through repeated usage.

Locutionnoun

The use of a word or phrase in an unusual or specialized way.

Locutionnoun

(religion) A supernatural revelation where a religious figure, statue or icon speaks, usually to a saint.

Locutionnoun

Speech or discourse; a phrase; a form or mode of expression.

Locutionnoun

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations;

Locutionnoun

a word or phrase, especially with regard to style or idiom.

Locutionnoun

a person's style of speech

Locutionnoun

an utterance regarded in terms of its intrinsic meaning or reference, as distinct from its function or purpose in context.