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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 el·o·cu·tion /ˌɛləˈkjuʃən/
 雄辯術,演說法

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 El·o·cu·tion n.
 1. Utterance by speech. [R.]
 [Fruit] whose taste . . .
 Gave elocution to the mute, and taught
 The tongue not made for speech to speak thy praise.   --Milton.
 2. Oratorical or expressive delivery, including the graces of intonation, gesture, etc.; style or manner of speaking or reading in public; as, clear, impressive elocution. “The elocution of a reader.”
 3. Suitable and impressive writing or style; eloquent diction. [Obs.]
    To express these thoughts with elocution.   --Dryden.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 elocution
      n : an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and
          gesture