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1. (n.) speech
the faculty or power of speaking; ability to express one's thoughts and emotions by speech sounds.
2. speech
the act of speaking.
3. speech
something that is spoken; an utterance.
4. speech
a form of communication in spoken language, made by a speaker before an audience.
5. speech
any single utterance of an actor in the course of a play, film, etc.
6. speech
the form of utterance characteristic of a particular people or region; a language or dialect.
7. speech
manner of speaking, as of a person.
8. speech
a field of study devoted to the theory and practice of oral communication.
9. speech
any public form of expression, as spoken or written language, visual depictions, or expressive actions. Compare freedom of speech.
10. speech
Archaic. rumor.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME speche, OE spæmacr;c, var. of spræmacr;c, der. of sprecan to speak)
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| Definition of 'Speech' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) address, speech
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
"he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
2. (noun) speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication
(language) communication by word of mouth
"his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
3. (noun) speech
something spoken
"he could hear them uttering merry speeches"
4. (noun) speech
the exchange of spoken words
"they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"
5. (noun) manner of speaking, speech, delivery
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"
6. (noun) lecture, speech, talking to
a lengthy rebuke
"a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"
7. (noun) actor's line, speech, words
words making up the dialogue of a play
"the actor forgot his speech"
8. (noun) language, speech
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
"language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
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1. (noun) speech
an occasion when sb speaks to an audience
The groom usually makes a speech at the wedding reception.
2. speech
the ability to speak
the level of development of a child's speech
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| Definition of 'Speech' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Speech
the faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate sounds; the power of speaking
2. (noun) Speech
he act of speaking; that which is spoken; words, as expressing ideas; language; conversation
3. (noun) Speech
a particular language, as distinct from others; a tongue; a dialect
4. (noun) Speech
talk; mention; common saying
5. (noun) Speech
formal discourse in public; oration; harangue
6. (noun) Speech
ny declaration of thoughts
7. Speech
to make a speech; to harangue
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| Definition of 'Speech' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Speech
Communication through a system of conventional vocal symbols.
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Sense: (the act of) saying words, or the ability to say words
Speech is one method of communication between people.
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 Afrikaans: spraak |
 Arabic: حَديث، كَلام |
 Bulgarian: говор |
 Brazilian: fala |
 Czech: řeč |
 German: die Sprache |
 Danish: tale |
 Greek: ομιλία |
 Spanish: habla |
 Estonian: kõnelemine, kõnevõime |
 Farsi: گفتار |
 Finnish: puhuminen |
 French: parole |
 Hebrew: דִיבּוּר |
 Hindi: बोली |
 Croatian: govorenje, sposobnost gov |
 Hungarian: beszéd |
 Indonesian: wicara |
 Icelandic: mál |
 Italian: il parlare, linguaggio |
 Japanese: 話す力 |
 Korean: 말하기 |
 Lithuanian: kalba,šneka |
 Latvian: runāšana |
 Malay: bertutur |
 Dutch: het spreken |
 Norwegian: tale(evne) |
 Polish: mowa |
 Persian: گفتار |
 Pashto: ويل |
 Portuguese: fala |
 Romanian: vorbire |
 Russian: речь |
 Slovak: reč |
 Slovenian: govor |
 Serbian: govor |
 Swedish: tal |
 Thai: การพูด |
 Turkish: konuşma |
 Taiwanese: 言語 |
 Ukrainian: мова, мовлення |
 Urdu: گویائی، بولنے کی صلاحیت |
 Vietnamese: khả năng, hành động nói |
 Chinese: 言语 |
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