Melville Bell's father, Alexander Bell, had been a famous elocutionist and stage reciter.
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Elocutionist
Synonyms for "elocutionist" (8 found)
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Noun(2 words)
delivery coachorator
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Noun(1 words)
public speaker
Related words (4)
Noun(2 words)
speech trainervoice coach
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4 entriesacademic speakeraccent coachdialect coachpolitical orator
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6 entriesarticulation drillsdelivery coachingelocution lessonsprofessional elocutionistspeech trainingvoice projection
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2 total sentences available.
Her ability as a recitalist or elocutionist, as she was sometimes called, indicated a possible career on the stage.
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