Definition of speech - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Noun

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"

Noun

(language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"

Noun

something spoken; "he could hear them uttering merry speeches"

Noun

the exchange of spoken words; "they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"

Noun

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"

Noun

a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father''s idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"

Noun

words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech"

Noun

the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"

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Synonyms

actor''s line address delivery language lecture manner of speaking oral communication speech communication spoken communication spoken language talking to voice communication words

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More General Terms

auditory communication expressive style faculty line mental faculty module rebuke reprehension reprimand reproof reproval speaking speech act speech production style utterance vocalization

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More Specific Terms

address allocution aside catch charm colloquium conversation cue curtain lecture dictation discourse discussion dithyramb elocution expression give-and-take idiolect impromptu inaugural inaugural address inflection lecture litany locution magic spell magical spell modulation monologue non-standard speech oral presentation oratory orthoepy preaching pronunciation prosody public lecture public speaking saying sermon shibboleth soliloquy speaking speechmaking spell talk throwaway tone tone of voice tongue word words

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