different between interlocution vs eloquent

English

Etymology

inter- +? locution

Noun

interlocution (countable and uncountable, plural interlocutions)

1. Discussion or conversation.
   • 1905, George Grote, "Solon's Early Greek Legislation" in Rossiter Johnson (editor), The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 1 (2008 edition), ?ISBN, p. 304:

     [T]wo actors were introduced to sustain fictitious characters and carry on a dialogue in such manner that the songs of the chorus and the interlocution of the actors formed a continuous piece.

   • 2006, Alan Dean Foster, Running from the Deity, ?ISBN, p. 131:

     Contrary to Storra's hope, however, the conversation between Flinx and his new visitor was going very well indeed. ¶Experienced in the ways of political intrigue, if not interspecies interlocution, Treappyn had settled himself into a comfortable squat.

2. An intermediate decree before final decision.

Translations

Related terms

• interlocutor

English

Etymology

From Old French eloquent, from Latin eloquens (“speaking, having the faculty of speech, eloquent”), present participle of eloqui (“to speak out”), from e (“out”) + loqui (“to speak”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??l.??kw?nt/

Adjective

eloquent (comparative more eloquent, superlative most eloquent)

1. fluently persuasive and articulate
2. effective in expressing meaning by speech

Usage notes

Eloquent expresses stronger praise than do articulate or well-spoken.

Synonyms

• articulate
• well-spoken

Derived terms

• eloquently

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• eloquent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• eloquent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French éloquent, from Latin ?loqu?ns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?.lo??k??nt/
• Hyphenation: e?lo?quent
• Rhymes: -?nt

Adjective

eloquent (comparative eloquenter, superlative eloquentst)

1. eloquent

Inflection

Synonyms

• bespraakt (uncommon)
• welbespraakt
• welsprekend

Related terms

• elocutie
• eloquentie

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

eloquent (comparative eloquenter, superlative am eloquentesten)

1. eloquent

Declension

Synonyms

• redegewandt

Related terms

• Eloquenz

Further reading

• “eloquent” in Duden online

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French eloquent, from Latin eloquens (“speaking, having the faculty of speech, eloquent”), present participle of eloqui (“to speak out”), from e (“out”) + loqui (“to speak”).

Adjective

eloquent m (feminine singular eloquente, masculine plural eloquents, feminine plural eloquentes)

1. eloquent

Related terms

• eloquence