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speech

/ speech /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(language) communication by word of mouth
"his speech was garbled"
"he uttered harsh language"
"he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
Type of:
auditory communication
Kinds of:
words pronunciation orthoepy conversation discussion
Domain:
language linguistic communication
noun Sense 2
the exchange of spoken words
"they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"
Type of:
speaking speech production
Derived:
talk speak
noun Sense 3
something spoken
"he could hear them uttering merry speeches"
Type of:
utterance vocalization
Derived:
talk speak utter mouth verbalize
noun Sense 4
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
"language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
Type of:
faculty mental faculty module
Derived:
speak talk
noun Sense 5
a lengthy rebuke
"a good lecture was my father''s idea of discipline"
"the teacher gave him a talking to"
Type of:
rebuke reproof reproval
Kinds of:
sermon preaching curtain lecture
Derived:
speechify call on the carpet rebuke rag trounce
noun Sense 6
words making up the dialogue of a play
"the actor forgot his speech"
Type of:
line
Kinds of:
aside cue monologue soliloquy throwaway
Has parts:
dialogue dialog
noun Sense 7
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"
Type of:
expressive style style
Kinds of:
address catch tongue shibboleth tone
Has parts:
paralanguage paralinguistic communication
Derived:
deliver present
noun Sense 8
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
"he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
Type of:
speech act
Kinds of:
epilogue epilog allocution colloquium dithyramb
Derived:
address speak speechify
Semantic Complexity
73%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
61
Times Searched
4
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Related Words

auditory communication words pronunciation orthoepy conversation discussion speaking speech production utterance vocalization faculty mental faculty