speech
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1.0
- noun
- /spiːtʃ/
:
habla
- I've rehearsed this speech a thousand times on the chance that we would meet.
- speech and language
- speech production
- speech therapy
Even valueless speech is speech which is permitted.
- Even valueless speech is speech which is permitted.
- And money is speech and speech is an inalienable right.
- The answer to speech we do not like is more speech.
- This loss of speech or change of speech we call dysphasia.
- I, I, I think that a lots of speech that's good.
- And from that join with the speech brain evolved our thinking brain.
- According to him, remember speech means the length of syllables.
- And so anyways, that's where the speech stuff got it started.
Examples
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He carefully prepared his speech to express his gratitude to his supporters.
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The teacher praised her for delivering an inspiring speech at the graduation ceremony.
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You listen to any campaign speech, you hear a lot of that.
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So the idea is that speech is a form of action.
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Then I notice the whole second half of the speech is completely different.
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Think about what specific acts of speech are doing.
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You know, my brother is a speech therapist.
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The Republican tradition emphasizes ensuring access to a robust speech environment to meet its autonomy goal.
Academic text (2017) -
In her speech, she shared her personal story to motivate others to follow their dreams.
Synonyms
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A discussion where people share ideas or feelings
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1.0
The act of talking to other people, for example giving a speech
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3.2
To talk to share ideas or information with others
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3.0
Talking to share information, often by phone or radio
Sharing ideas and information by speaking to others
Talking to share information or ideas
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Not speaking is often better than saying things you do not need to say
Compounds
- Formal
178
3.2
The right to say what you think in public without the government stopping you
- Formal
89
2.7
The right to say what you think without fear of government punishment
- Offensive
41
5.1
Speech that attacks a group and encourages others to harm or treat them unfairly, like race, religion, gender
- Literature
14
6.5
A talk a politician gives many times during a campaign about their main plans
- Formal
1
6.9
A speech at a political meeting that officially proposes someone as a candidate
- Specialized
1
4.3
A condition that makes it hard to say sounds correctly or use the voice well
- Specialized
1
5.5
People who use the same language or dialect and follow the same rules for talking
- Specialized
A problem that makes someone speak unclearly or have trouble saying words
- Specialized
A part of how we speak that helps show the difference between words or sounds
- Specialized
A way of speaking that differs from the usual form used by local native adults
- Specialized
A computer program that labels each word as a noun, verb, or adjective
- Specialized
How well people understand spoken words when there is background noise or bad sound
- Specialized
The way a person makes clear spoken words other people can understand
- Archaic
A set of written signs that shows how to make speech sounds with the mouth
How Clear
Surface Forms
Etymology
Speech comes from the same old root as speak, which meant 'to say words', so it originally named the simple act or ability of saying things aloud.