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Possible definitions for allocute
allocate
allocate
v : distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special
purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on
a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the
camping trip" [syn: {apportion}]
allocution
allocution
n : (rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or
exhorts
allocation
allocation
n 1: a share set aside for a specific purpose [syn: {allotment}]
2: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning;
distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of
seats in the House of Representatives is based on the
relative population of each state" [syn: {allotment}, {apportionment},
{apportioning}, {parceling}, {parcelling}, {assignation}]
3: (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a
magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
allocator
allocator
n : a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion
[syn: {distributor}]
elocute
elocute
v : declaim in an elocutionary manner; "The poet elocuted
beautifully"
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