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Meaning
Noun
●
The ability to
speak
; the
faculty
of
uttering
words
or
articulate
sounds
and
vocalizations
to communicate.
●
The
act
of
speaking
, a certain
style
of it.
●
A
formal
session
of
speaking
, especially a long
oral
message
given
publicly
by one person.
●
A
dialect
,
vernacular
, or (dated) a language.
●
In Talking:
Language used
orally
,
rather than
in writing.
●
In Grammar:
An
utterance
that is
quoted
; see
direct speech
,
reported
speech
●
Public
talk
,
news
,
gossip
, rumour.
Verb
●
To make a
speech
; to harangue.
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Wiktionary
Origin
speech
English
speche
Middle English (1100-1500)
spæc
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Speech
Address
Allocution
Monologue
Oration
Soliloquy
Language
Speach
Locution
Parlance
Talk
Related
Monologue
Voice
Oration
Soliloquy
Speaker
Dialogue
Sermon
Statement
Discourse
Presentation
Rhetoric
Message
Conversation
Utterance
Lecture
Eulogy
Text
Proclamation
Expression
Words
Hearing
Word
Gesture
Sentence
Tone
Speaking
Diatribe
Writing
Poem
Video
Utterances
Narrative
Communication
Sound
Song
Essay
Pronouncement
Remark
Verbal
Story
Vocabulary
Character
Gestures
Letter
Music
Homily
Auditory
Play
Sentences
Spoken
Reading
Pronunciation
Book
Phrase
Noise
Press Conference
Opening Statement
Sign Language
Body Language
More
Rhymes
Each
Leach
Teach
Peach
Leech
Reach
Reech
Beach
Beech
Areach
Breech
Bleach
Pleach
Preach
Breach
Speech
Impeach
Screech
Atreach
Sneetch
Beteach
Beseech
Outreach
Overreach
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