| Definitions of 'declamation' |
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1. (noun) declamation
vehement oratory
2. (noun) declamation
recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric
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| Definitions of 'declamation' |
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1. (noun) declamation
the act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; haranguing; loud speaking in public; especially, the public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges; as, the practice declamation by students
2. (noun) declamation
a set or harangue; declamatory discourse
3. (noun) declamation
pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense; as, mere declamation
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