allocution | (noun) (rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts | - |
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circumlocution | (noun) a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things | Synonyms: ambage, periphrasis |
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(noun) an indirect way of expressing something | Synonyms: indirect expression |
electrocution | (noun) killing by electric shock | - |
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(noun) execution by electricity | Synonyms: burning |
electrocutioner | (noun) an executioner who uses electricity to kill the condemned person | - |
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elocution | (noun) an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture | - |
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elocutionist | (noun) a public speaker trained in voice production and gesture and delivery | - |
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interlocutor | (noun) a person who takes part in a conversation | Synonyms: conversational partner |
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(noun) the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk | Synonyms: middleman |
linocut | (noun) a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum | - |
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(noun) a print that is made from a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum | - |
locution | (noun) a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations | Synonyms: expression, saying |
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