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eloquent

view main entry for eloquentadjective  /ˈeləkwənt/
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eloquence

noun [uncountable]

eloquently

adverb
eloquently adverbWords used to describe writing or speech style: articulate, chatty, circuitous, clean, conversational, crisp, declamatory, diffuse, discursive, economical

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