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  • Definition
    • speech :the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
      • he listened to an address on minor Roman poets

    • speech :(language) communication by word of mouth
      • his speech was garbled|he uttered harsh language|he recorded the spoken language of the streets

    • speech :something spoken
      • he could hear them uttering merry speeches

    • speech :the exchange of spoken words
      • they were perfectly comfortable together without speech

    • 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

    • speech :a lengthy rebuke
      • a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline|the teacher gave him a talking to

    • speech :words making up the dialogue of a play
      • the actor forgot his speech

    • speech :the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
      • language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals

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