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speech
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
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noun
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
“language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals”
noun
a lengthy rebuke
“a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline”
noun
words making up the dialogue of a play
“the actor forgot his speech”
noun
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
“his manner of speaking was quite abrupt”
noun
(language) communication by word of mouth
“his speech was garbled”
noun
the exchange of spoken words
“they were perfectly comfortable together without speech”
noun
something spoken
“he could hear them uttering merry speeches”
noun
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
“he listened to an address on minor Roman poets”
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language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals
a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline
the teacher gave him a talking to
the actor forgot his speech
his manner of speaking was quite abrupt
her speech was barren of southernisms
I detected a slight accent in his speech
his speech was garbled
he uttered harsh language
he recorded the spoken language of the streets
they were perfectly comfortable together without speech
he could hear them uttering merry speeches
he listened to an address on minor Roman poets
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