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  2. Eloquence - Wikipedia

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    The word eloquence itself derives from the Latin roots: ē (a shortened form of the preposition ex), meaning "out (of)", and loqui, a deponent verb meaning "to speak". Thus, eloquence is to speak fluently and understand and master language so as to employ a graceful style with persuasiveness, or gracefulness in interpretation and communication .

  3. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    The act of killing by removing a person's head, usually with an axe or other bladed instrument A much-favoured method of execution used around the world. Notable examples include the French Revolution via guillotine, and the Tudor times using an axe. Deleted Murdered Literary Defenestration: The act of killing by throwing a person out of a window

  4. Eloquence (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Eloquence or eloquent may also refer to: Eloquence (Bill Evans album) Eloquence (Oscar Peterson album) Eloquence (Wolfgang Flür album) Eloquence, Internet and Wikipedia pen name of Erik Möller (born 1979), German freelance journalist, software developer and author

  5. Orator - Wikipedia

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    A pulpit orator is a Christian author, often a clergyman, renowned for their ability to write or deliver (from the pulpit in church, hence the word) rhetorically skilled religious sermons. In some universities , the title 'Orator' is given to the official whose task it is to give speeches on ceremonial occasions, such as the presentation of ...

  6. Elegant variation - Wikipedia

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    Elegant variation is the use of synonyms to avoid repetition or add variety. The term was introduced in 1906 by H. W. Fowler and F. G. Fowler in The King's English. In their meaning of the term, they focus particularly on instances when the word being avoided is a noun or its pronoun. Pronouns are themselves variations intended to avoid awkward ...

  7. De Oratore - Wikipedia

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    Antonius disagrees with Crassus' definition of orator, because the last one claims that an orator should have a knowledge of all matters and disciplines. On the contrary, Antonius believes that an orator is a person, who is able to use graceful words to be listened to and proper arguments to generate persuasion in the ordinary court proceedings.

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  9. Omar (biblical figure) - Wikipedia

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    Omar (Hebrew: אוֹמָר ʾŌmār, possibly meaning "eloquent" or "gifted speaker") [1] was the name of a man mentioned in the Bible, the ancestor of a Semitic Edomite and Canaanite clan, [2] the son of Eliphaz (Esau's eldest son). Omar's brothers were Teiman (the name is later associated with Yemen), Zepho, Ga'atam, Kenaz and Amalek. [3] [4]