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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Eloquent \El"o*quent\, a. [F. ['e]loquent, L. eloquens, -entis,
     p. pr. of eloqui to speak out, declaim; e + loqui to speak.
     See {Loquacious}.]
     1. Having the power of expressing strong emotions or forcible
        arguments in an elevated, impassioned, and effective
        manner; as, an eloquent orator or preacher.
  
              O Death, all-eloquent! You only prove What dust we
              dote on when 't is man we love.       --Pope.
  
     2. Adapted to express strong emotion or to state facts
        arguments with fluency and power; as, an eloquent address
        or statement; an eloquent appeal to a jury.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  eloquent
       adj : expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to
             dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" [syn: {facile},
              {fluent}, {silver}, {silver-tongued}, {smooth-spoken}]

From eng-fra [engfra]:

  eloquent
  	[eləkwənt]
  	éloquent
  
  

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