What does speech mean?
Definitions for speech
spitʃspeech
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word speech.
Princeton's WordNet
address, speechnoun
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
"he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communicationnoun
(language) communication by word of mouth
"his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
speechnoun
something spoken
"he could hear them uttering merry speeches"
speechnoun
the exchange of spoken words
"they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"
manner of speaking, speech, deliverynoun
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"
lecture, speech, talking tonoun
a lengthy rebuke
"a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"
actor's line, speech, wordsnoun
words making up the dialogue of a play
"the actor forgot his speech"
language, speechnoun
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
"language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
Wiktionary
speechnoun
The faculty of speech; the ability to speak or to use vocalizations to communicate.
Etymology: From speche, from spæc, spræc, from sprēkijō, from spereg-. Cognate with spraak, Sprache, sprog. More at speak.
speechnoun
A session of speaking; a long oral message given publicly usually by one person.
The candidate made some ambitious promises in his campaign speech.
Etymology: From speche, from spæc, spræc, from sprēkijō, from spereg-. Cognate with spraak, Sprache, sprog. More at speak.
Webster Dictionary
Speechnoun
the faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate sounds; the power of speaking
Speechnoun
he act of speaking; that which is spoken; words, as expressing ideas; language; conversation
Speechnoun
a particular language, as distinct from others; a tongue; a dialect
Speechnoun
talk; mention; common saying
Speechnoun
formal discourse in public; oration; harangue
Speechnoun
ny declaration of thoughts
Speech
to make a speech; to harangue
Freebase
Speech
Speech is the vocalized form of human communication. It is based upon the syntactic combination of lexicals and names that are drawn from very large vocabularies. Each spoken word is created out of the phonetic combination of a limited set of vowel and consonant speech sound units. These vocabularies, the syntax which structures them, and their set of speech sound units differ, creating the existence of many thousands of different types of mutually unintelligible human languages. Most human speakers are able to communicate in two or more of them. The vocal abilities that enable humans to produce speech also provide humans with the ability to sing. A gestural form of human communication exists for the deaf in the form of sign language. Speech in some cultures has become the basis of a written language, often one that differs in its vocabulary, syntax and phonetics from its associated spoken one, a situation called diglossia. Speech in addition to its use in communication, it is suggested by some psychologists such as Vygotsky is internally used by mental processes to enhance and organize cognition in the form of an interior monologue.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Speech
spēch, n. that which is spoken: language: the power of speaking: manner of speech, oration: any declaration of thoughts: mention: colloquy: conference.—ns. Speech′-craft, the science of language: the gift of speech; Speech′-crī′er, one who hawked the broadsides containing the dying speeches of persons executed, once common; Speech′-day, the public day at the close of a school year.—adj. Speech′ful, loquacious.—ns. Speechificā′tion, the act of making harangues; Speech′ifīer.—v.i. Speech′ify, to make speeches, harangue (implying contempt).—adj. Speech′less, destitute or deprived of the power of speech.—adv. Speech′lessly.—ns. Speech′lessness; Speech′-māk′er, one accustomed to speak in public; Speech′-māk′ing, a formal speaking before an assembly; Speech′-read′ing, the art of following spoken words by observing the speaker's lips, as taught to deaf-mutes. [A.S. spǽc, sprǽc; Ger. sprache.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Speech
Communication through a system of conventional vocal symbols.
Editors Contribution
speech
The faculty or act of speaking.
His speech and language developed at such a fast pace to his peers.
Submitted by MaryC on January 12, 2020speech
To express how we feel using words and language.
They decided a wedding speech was not necessary as they chose for everyone to come to the wedding and enjoy themselves, have fun, feel the love and unity and dance the night away.
Submitted by MaryC on April 9, 2020
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'speech' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1308
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'speech' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2059
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'speech' in Nouns Frequency: #532
Anagrams for speech »
cheeps
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of speech in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of speech in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of speech in a Sentence
This is about judgment, this is not about religious freedom. This is not about free speech. Judgment is the basis of the problem.
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz used a fog machine at Republican Sen. Ted Cruz concession speech, republican Sen. Ted Cruz ain't done.
She is a wife who is notable in her house; she is a wife who beareth children; she is a wife whose husband is as her life; she is a wife who is obedient to her lord. The wife is half the man; a wife is man?s dearest friend; a wife is the source of his religion, his worldly profit, and his love. He who hath a wife maketh offerings in his house. Those who have wives are blest with good fortune. Wives are friends, who, by their kind and gentle speech, soothe you in your retirement. In your distresses they are as mothers, and they are refreshment to those who are travellers in the rugged paths of life.
Investors will refrain from taking large positions this week until these events are over, the majority of investors do not expect a policy change for now, but there is a slight expectation that the bank will ease some time soon and they will be looking for a sign in Kuroda's speech.
And if [donors] think their association will be no longer be anonymous, they may not be willing to express their speech in this way.
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Translations for speech
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- خِطاب, حَديث, كلام, حديث, خطبةArabic
- телмәрBashkir
- мо́ва, гаво́рка, прамо́ваBelarusian
- говор, реч, го́ворBulgarian
- parla, discursCatalan, Valencian
- projev, řečCzech
- рѣчь, ⱃⱑⱍⱐOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- lleferyddWelsh
- Sprache, Rede, AnspracheGerman
- λόγος, ομιλία, αγόρευσηGreek
- paroladoEsperanto
- discurso, hablaSpanish
- kõneEstonian
- mintzamenBasque
- صحبت, گفتار, سخن, کلام, سخنرانیPersian
- puheFinnish
- parole, discoursFrench
- urlabhra, caint, labhairt, óráidIrish
- דיבור, הַרְצָאָהHebrew
- भाषणHindi
- lapawòlHaitian Creole
- beszédHungarian
- ճառ, ելույթ, խոսքArmenian
- pidatoIndonesian
- málfar, tala, mæli, framburður, mál, málhæfileiki, tal, ávarp, ræðaIcelandic
- parola, discorsoItalian
- スピーチ, 演説Japanese
- სიტყვაGeorgian
- 演說, 연설Korean
- locutio, eloquiumLatin
- Sprooch, Usprooch, RiedLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- pranešimas, prakalba, kalba, šnekaLithuanian
- runaLatvian
- го́вор, речMacedonian
- taleNorwegian
- toespraak, speech, redevoering, spraakDutch
- tale, stemmeNorwegian
- saadNavajo, Navaho
- paraulaOccitan
- mowa, przemówieniePolish
- discurso, falaPortuguese
- cuvântare, discurs, vorbireRomanian
- речь, го́вор, выступле́ние, спич, дар ре́чиRussian
- gȍvōr, го̏во̄рSerbo-Croatian
- rečSlovak
- govorSlovene
- fjalimAlbanian
- talSwedish
- ఉపన్యాసం, ప్రసంగంTelugu
- konuşma, sözTurkish
- го́вір, промо́ва, мо́ваUkrainian
- ngôn từ, lời nóiVietnamese
- 言语Chinese
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