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| NOUN | 1 | speech, address | The act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience |
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| 2 | speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication | (language) communication by word of mouth | |
| 3 | speech | Something spoken | |
| 4 | speech | The exchange of spoken words | |
| 5 | speech, manner of speaking, delivery | Your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally | |
| 6 | speech, lecture, talking to | A lengthy rebuke | |
| 7 | speech, actor's line, words | Words making up the dialogue of a play | |
| 8 | speech, language | The mental faculty or power of vocal communication |
| Sounds | spiy'ch |
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| Rhymes | beach, beech, bleach, and 15 more rhymes in iych at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | The act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience. |
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| Synonyms | address |
| Parts | body; introduction; conclusion, end, close, closing, ending |
| Narrower | epilogue, 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 |
| Broader | speech act |
| Verbs | speechify; speak |
| Meaning | (language) communication by word of mouth. |
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| Examples | "his speech was garbled" |
| Synonyms | speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication |
| Category | language, linguistic communication |
| Narrower | words; pronunciation, orthoepy; conversation; discussion, give-and-take, word; saying, expression, locution; non-standard speech; idiolect; monologue; spell, magic spell, charm; dictation; soliloquy, monologue |
| Broader | auditory communication |
| Meaning | Something spoken. |
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| Examples | "he could hear them uttering merry speeches" |
| Broader | utterance, vocalization |
| Verbs | speak |
| Meaning | The exchange of spoken words. |
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| Examples | "they were perfectly comfortable together without speech" |
| Broader | speaking, speech production |
| Verbs | speak |
| Meaning | Your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally. |
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| Examples | "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech" |
| Synonyms | manner of speaking, delivery |
| Part of | paralanguage, paralinguistic communication |
| Narrower | address; catch; tongue; shibboleth; tone, tone of voice; elocution; prosody, inflection; modulation, inflection |
| Broader | expressive style, style |
| Meaning | A lengthy rebuke. |
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| Synonyms | lecture, talking to |
| Narrower | sermon, preaching; curtain lecture |
| Broader | rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand |
| Verbs | speechify |
| Meaning | Words making up the dialogue of a play. |
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| Examples | "the actor forgot his speech" |
| Synonyms | actor's line, words |
| Part of | dialogue, dialog |
| Narrower | aside; cue; monologue; soliloquy; throwaway |
| Broader | line |
| Meaning | The mental faculty or power of vocal communication. |
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| Synonyms | language |
| Category of | verbalize, verbalise |
| Parts | lexis; vocabulary, lexicon, mental lexicon |
| Broader | faculty, mental faculty, module |
| Adjectives | phonic |
| Verbs | speak |