speech

noun

(uncountable) The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.

(uncountable) The act of speaking, a certain style of it.

(countable) A formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.

(uncountable) Language used orally, rather than in writing.

(uncountable) Public talk, news, gossip, rumour.

(countable) A dialect, vernacular, or (dated) a language.

(grammar) An utterance that is quoted; see direct speech, reported speech

verb

(transitive, intransitive) To make a speech; to harangue.

Synonyms for speech

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