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   eloquent

   /ˈɛləkw(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing: "an eloquent speech" Similar persuasiveexpressivearticulatefluentstrongforcefulpowerfulpotentwell spokensilver-tonguedsmooth-tonguedwell expressedgracefullucidvivideffectivegraphicglibOpposite inarticulate
   • ▪ clearly expressing or indicating something: "the bus journey alone is eloquent of class inequality" Similar expressivesensitivemeaningfulsuggestiverevealingtellingsignificantindicative

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin eloquent- ‘speaking out’, from the verb eloqui (see eloquence).

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