elocutionary

1. 1.

   of or relating to elocution

   “elocutionary recitals”
2. 2.

   (used of style of speaking) overly embellished

   “an elocutionary Oxonian delivery”

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Questions about elocutionary

What does elocutionary mean?

elocutionary means "of or relating to elocution". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in elocutionary?

elocutionary has 7 syllables: e-lo-cu-ti-o-na-ry. The stress falls on "o".

Is elocutionary a common word?

elocutionary is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.