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speech meaning and definition

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SPEECH noun

Definition of speech (noun)

  1. the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
    • "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
    • synonyms: address
  2. (language) communication by word of mouth
  3. something spoken
    • "he could hear them uttering merry speeches"
  4. the exchange of spoken words
    • "they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"
  5. your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
    • "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"
    • synonyms: delivery, manner of speaking
  6. a lengthy rebuke
    • "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"
    • synonyms: lecture, talking to
  7. words making up the dialogue of a play
  8. the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
    • "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
    • synonyms: language
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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