Definition of speech

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Speech (n.) A particular language, as distinct from others; a tongue; a dialect..

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Sermocinator :: Sermocinator (n.) One who makes sermons or speeches.
Tonic :: Tonic (a.) Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (Phon.), applied to, or distingshing, a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, such sounds, namely, the vowels and diphthongs, being so called by Dr. James Rush (1833) from their forming the purest and most plastic material of intonation..
Garb :: Garb (n.) External appearance, as expressive of the feelings or character; looks; fashion or manner, as of speech..
Hereinafter :: Hereinafter (adv.) In the following part of this (writing, document, speech, and the like)..
Hum :: Hum (interj.) Ahem; hem; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation.
Crank :: Crank (n.) A twist or turn in speech; a conceit consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.
Flippant :: Flippant (a.) Of smooth, fluent, and rapid speech; speaking with ease and rapidity; having a voluble tongue; talkative..
Consolatory :: Consolatory (n.) That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation.
Eloquence :: Eloquence (n.) Fluent, forcible, elegant, and persuasive speech in public; the power of expressing strong emotions in striking and appropriate language either spoken or written, thereby producing conviction or persuasion..
Prudery :: Prudery (n.) The quality or state of being prudish; excessive or affected scrupulousness in speech or conduct; stiffness; coyness.
Disjoint :: Disjoint (v. t.) To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent; as, a disjointed speech..
Speaker :: Speaker (n.) One who utters or pronounces a discourse; usually, one who utters a speech in public; as, the man is a good speaker, or a bad speaker..
Blandiloquence :: Blandiloquence (n.) Mild, flattering speech..
Irony :: Irony (n.) A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts a mode of speech the meaning of which is contrary to the literal sense of the words..
Erotesis :: Erotesis (n.) A figure o/ speech by which a strong affirmation of the contrary, is implied under the form o/ an earnest interrogation, as in the following lines; -.
Banquet :: Banquet (n.) A feast; a sumptuous entertainment of eating and drinking; often, a complimentary or ceremonious feast, followed by speeches..
Infelicity :: Infelicity (n.) That (as an act, word, expression, etc.) which is infelicitous; as, infelicities of speech..
Eulogize :: Eulogize (v. t.) To speak or write in commendation of (another); to extol in speech or writing; to praise.
Rote :: Rote (n.) A frequent repetition of forms of speech without attention to the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote..
Obsecration :: Obsecration (n.) A figure of speech in which the orator implores the assistance of God or man.
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