English-Thai Dictionary
allocution
N การแสดง สุนทรพจน์ kan-sa-dang-suan-tor-ra-pod
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ALLOCUTION
n.[L. allocutio, of ad and loquor, to speak. See Eloquence. ] 1. The act or manner of speaking to, or of addressing in words.
2. An address; a formal address; as, of a General to his troops; a Roman term rarely used in English.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ALLOCUTION
Al `lo *cu "tion, n. Etym: [L. allocuto, fr. alloqui to speak to; ad +loqui to speak: cf. F. allocution. ]
1. The act or manner of speaking to, or of addressing in words.
2. An address; a hortatory or authoritative address as of a pope to his clergy. Addison.
New American Oxford Dictionary
allocution
al lo cu tion |ˌaləˈkyo͞oSHən ˌæləˈkjuʃən | ▶noun a formal speech giving advice or a warning. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin allocutio (n- ), from alloqui ‘speak to, ’ from ad- ‘to ’ + loqui ‘speak. ’
Oxford Dictionary
allocution
allocution |ˌaləˈkjuːʃ (ə )n | ▶noun a formal speech giving advice or a warning. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin allocutio (n- ), from alloqui ‘speak to ’, from ad- ‘to ’ + loqui ‘speak ’.
French Dictionary
allocution
allocution n. f. nom féminin Discours bref de caractère officiel. : Le président a prononcé une allocution. Note Technique 1 ° Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • discours , exposé d ’idées d ’une certaine longueur; • plaidoyer , discours d ’un avocat; • sermon, prêche, homélie, discours d ’un prédicateur. 2 ° Ne pas confondre non plus avec le nom allocation, somme d ’argent.
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