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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Allocution

· Al·lo·cu·tion · IPA /alə(ʊ)ˈkjuːʃən/
01 n. The act or manner of speaking to, or of addressing in words.
  1. 1.
    The act or manner of speaking to, or of addressing in words.
  2. 2.
    An address; a hortatory or authoritative address as of a pope to his clergy.