SPEECH

(noun) the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
"language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
synonyms : language
(noun) a lengthy rebuke
"a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline", "the teacher gave him a talking to"
synonyms : lecture , talking to
(noun) words making up the dialogue of a play
"the actor forgot his speech"
synonyms : actor's line , words
(noun) 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"
synonyms : delivery , manner of speaking
(noun) (language) communication by word of mouth
"his speech was garbled", "he uttered harsh language", "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
synonyms : language , oral communication , speech communication , spoken communication , spoken language , voice communication
(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"
synonyms : address

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