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< allocate
allogamy >
al·lo·cu·tion
(
l
-ky
sh
n)
KEY
NOUN:
A formal and authoritative speech; an address.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin
alloc
ti
, alloc
ti
n-
, from
alloc
tus
, past participle of
alloqu
,
to speak to
:
ad-
,
ad-
+
loqu
,
to speak
; see
tolk
w
-
in Indo-European roots
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