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    [Noun]  | "el*o*cu*tion" | \ ˌe-lə-ˈkyü-shən \


    1: a style of speaking especially in public

    2: the art of effective public speaking

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English ellocucioun "oratorical or literary style," borrowed from Latin ēlocūtiōn-, ēlocūtiō "expression of an idea in words, manner of expressing oneself," from ēlocū-, variant stem of ēloquī "to utter, put into words" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action {mat|eloquent|};

    [Noun]  | "elocution" 


    1: the art of speaking in public eloquently and effectively;


      * e.g., " ... the oft-told story that he practiced elocution by learning to speak with a mouth full of pebbles "



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     [ "premature elocution" ]

    1: Refers to a keyboarding-slip whereby you inadvertently "catch" da "Enter" key wif da right side of your thick clumsy finger when hitting da "quote/apostrophe" key while composing an instant-message to someone, causing said incomplete/unedited message to get sent to him before you were ready.

      * e.g.,  ... I love these new rubbery finger-cots dat reduce impact-fatigue/soreness of my fingertips while keyboarding and give me better "traction" on the keys, but da boots' sticky spongy surfaces cause me to perform a lot more premature elocutions than if I was just typing wif my bare leathery-dry fingers. 

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