Speech (Noun)
Meaning 1
The act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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- Oratory
- Impromptu
- Preaching
- Inaugural Address
- Colloquium
- Lecture
- Oral Presentation
- Dithyramb
- Talk
- Speaking
- Sermon
- Public Speaking
- Litany
- Allocution
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Meaning 2
The mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
Something spoken; "he could hear them uttering merry speeches".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
Words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 5
A lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 6
The exchange of spoken words; "they were perfectly comfortable together without speech".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 7
(language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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- Language
- Voice Communication
- Speech Communication
- Spoken Language
- Oral Communication
- Spoken Communication
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Meaning 8
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".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.