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speech meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of speech at MeaningMonkey.org. speech meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.SPEECH noun
Definition of speech (noun)
- the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
- "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
- synonyms: address
- (language) communication by word of mouth
- "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
- synonyms: language, oral communication, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication
- something spoken
- "he could hear them uttering merry speeches"
- the exchange of spoken words
- "they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"
- 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
- a lengthy rebuke
- "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"
- synonyms: lecture, talking to
- words making up the dialogue of a play
- "the actor forgot his speech"
- synonyms: actor's line, words
- the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
- "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
- synonyms: language
Source: Princeton University Wordnet