elocutio
From LSJ
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ēlŏcūtĭo: ōnis, f. id..
I Prop., a speaking out, utterance, expression: pluralis, Dig. 22, 5, 12.—
II Transf., in rhet. lang., oratorical delivery, elocution; the Gr. φράσις (cf.: locutio, dictio, stilus, etc.), Cic. Inv. 1, 7, 9; Quint. prooem. § 22; 8 prooem. § 13; 8, 1, 1 et saep.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ēlŏcūtĭō,¹⁶ ōnis (eloquor), f.,
1 action de parler ; manière de s’exprimer, expression, mot : pluralis Dig. 22, 5, 12, emploi d’un mot au pluriel
2 élocution [rhét.] : Cic. Inv. 1, 9.
