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speaking
adjective
noun
Capable of speech
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adjective
Capable of speech
“The speaking animal”
adjective
Capable of or involving speech or speaking
“Human beings — the speaking animals”
noun
The utterance of intelligible speech
noun
Delivering an address to a public audience
“People came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking”
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The speaking animal
Human beings — the speaking animals
A speaking part in the play
People came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking
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