English to English
speech
(sp/i//tS/
)
noun (n)
- the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- (language) communication by word of mouth(noun.communication)Example:
His speech was garbled.
Synonym:
language, oral communication, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communicationsource: wordnet30 - something spoken(noun.communication)Example:
He could hear them uttering merry speeches.
source: wordnet30 - the exchange of spoken words(noun.communication)Example:
They were perfectly comfortable together without speech.
source: wordnet30 - your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally(noun.communication)Example:
Her speech was barren of southernisms.
I detected a slight accent in his speech.
source: wordnet30 - words making up the dialogue of a play(noun.communication)Example:
The actor forgot his speech.
source: wordnet30 - the mental faculty or power of vocal communication(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
- The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate sounds; the power of speaking.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- To make a speech; to harangue.(verb)source: webster1913