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Webster 1913 Edition
Allocution
Alˊlo-cu′tion
,Noun.
[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.
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Webster 1828 Edition
Allocution
ALLOCU'TION
,Noun.
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.