actio

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noun

The use of voice and gestures in oratory; the style of delivery of a speech.

OriginLatin āctiō ← Proto-Italic *agō ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti →
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Meanings

nounactio (uncountable)
  1. rhetoricuncountableThe use of voice and gestures in oratory; the style of delivery of a speech.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  3. Proto-Italic*agō
  4. Latinagō
  5. Latināctum
  6. Latināctiō
  7. Englishactio

Borrowed from Latin āctiō.

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Anagrams

coatiTicaocatioCotaiCaitoAtioccotia
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APA

actio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/actio

MLA

“actio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/actio. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “actio,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/actio.

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