Definition
Relating to or concerning elocution; characterized by studied eloquence and emphasis on expressive speech delivery.
Etymology
From elocution plus the adjectival suffix -ary. This term describes anything related to the art and practice of formal oratory.
Kelly Says
An 'elocutionary school' sounds quaint to us now, but these institutions were serious business—parents paid good money to have their children learn the theatrical arts of public speaking!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መግለጫ ሥርዓት
meg-le-ch-ia sir-a-t
ARالعربية
فن الخطابة
fun al-khataba
BNবাংলা
বক্তৃতা
bok-t-ri-ta
CACatalà
art de parlar
art de pa-rlar
CSČeština
umění řeči
umění řeči
DADansk
retorik
re-to-rik
DEDeutsch
Redekunst
ˈʁeːdɛˌkʏnst
ELΕλληνικά
τέχνη του λόγου
te-chni tou logoy
ESEspañol
elocutivo
e-lo-kwi-ˈtʃi-o
FAفارسی
هنر سخنوری
henar sokh-nori
FISuomi
puhujan taide
puhujan taide
FRFrançais
élocutionnaire
e-lo-ky-ˈsjɔ̃-nɛʁ
HEעברית
אומנות דיבור
o-manat dib-ur
HIहिन्दी
भाषण कला
bhaashan kala
HUMagyar
beszéd művészete
beszed müvészete
IDBahasa Indonesia
seni pidato
se-ni pi-da-to
IGIG
akụkụ ụzọ
a-ku-ku u-zo
ITItaliano
elocutivo
e-lo-kwi-ˈtī-vo
MRMR
भाषण कला
bhaashan kala
MSBahasa Melayu
seni berpidato
se-ni ber-pi-da-to
MYမြန်မာ
စကားပြော ပညာ
ska-par-zho pnya
NLNederlands
retorica
re-to-ri-ka
NONorsk
retorikk
re-to-rikk
PLPolski
sztuka mówienia
sztu-ka mowienia
PTPortuguês
elocutivo
e-lo-ˈkwi-tʃi-vo
RORomână
arte retorica
arte re-to-ri-ka
RUРусский
искусство речи
iskusstvo rechei
SVSvenska
talets konst
tals et konst
SWKiswahili
sanaa ya hotuba
sa-naa ya ho-tu-ba
TAதமிழ்
பேச்சு கலை
paechu kala
TEతెలుగు
సంభాషణ కళ
san-bhaas-hana kala
THไทย
ศิลปะการบรรยาย
si-rit-kar-ban-yaai
TLTL
sining ng pagsasalita
si-ning ng pa-gsa-li-ta
TRTürkçe
konuşma sanatı
konuşma sanatı
UKУкраїнська
мистецтво слова
mistetstvo slova
URاردو
خطاب کا فن
khatab ka fan
VITiếng Việt
nghệ thuật diễn thuyết
nghe thuât diễn thuyết