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speech > 8 senses
NOUN1speech, addressThe act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
2speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication(language) communication by word of mouth
3speechSomething spoken
4speechThe exchange of spoken words
5speech, manner of speaking, deliveryYour characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
6speech, lecture, talking toA lengthy rebuke
7speech, actor's line, wordsWords making up the dialogue of a play
8speech, languageThe mental faculty or power of vocal communication
speech > pronunciation
Soundsspiy'ch
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speech > noun 1, communication
MeaningThe act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience.
Synonymsaddress
Partsbody; introduction; conclusion, end, close, closing, ending
Narrowerepilogue, epilog; allocution; colloquium; dithyramb; Gettysburg Address; impromptu; inaugural address, inaugural; lecture, public lecture, talk; litany; oratory; public speaking, speechmaking, speaking, oral presentation; sermon, discourse, preaching
Broaderspeech act
Verbsspeechify; speak
speech > noun 2, communication
Meaning(language) communication by word of mouth.
Examples"his speech was garbled"
Synonymsspeech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication
Categorylanguage, linguistic communication
Narrowerwords; pronunciation, orthoepy; conversation; discussion, give-and-take, word; saying, expression, locution; non-standard speech; idiolect; monologue; spell, magic spell, charm; dictation; soliloquy, monologue
Broaderauditory communication
speech > noun 3, communication
MeaningSomething spoken.
Examples"he could hear them uttering merry speeches"
Broaderutterance, vocalization
Verbsspeak
speech > noun 4, communication
MeaningThe exchange of spoken words.
Examples"they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"
Broaderspeaking, speech production
Verbsspeak
speech > noun 5, communication
MeaningYour characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally.
Examples"her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"
Synonymsmanner of speaking, delivery
Part ofparalanguage, paralinguistic communication
Narroweraddress; catch; tongue; shibboleth; tone, tone of voice; elocution; prosody, inflection; modulation, inflection
Broaderexpressive style, style
speech > noun 6, communication
MeaningA lengthy rebuke.
Synonymslecture, talking to
Narrowersermon, preaching; curtain lecture
Broaderrebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand
Verbsspeechify
speech > noun 7, communication
MeaningWords making up the dialogue of a play.
Examples"the actor forgot his speech"
Synonymsactor's line, words
Part ofdialogue, dialog
Narroweraside; cue; monologue; soliloquy; throwaway
Broaderline
speech > noun 8, cognition
MeaningThe mental faculty or power of vocal communication.
Synonymslanguage
Category ofverbalize, verbalise
Partslexis; vocabulary, lexicon, mental lexicon
Broaderfaculty, mental faculty, module
Adjectivesphonic
Verbsspeak

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