Definition of speech

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Speech (n.) Talk; mention; common saying.

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Eulogize :: Eulogize (v. t.) To speak or write in commendation of (another); to extol in speech or writing; to praise.
Dumb :: Dumb (a.) Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes..
By-speech :: By-speech (n.) An incidental or casual speech, not directly relating to the point..
Ain't :: Ain't () A contraction for are not and am not; also used for is not. [Colloq. or illiterate speech]. See An't.
Harangue :: Harangue (n.) A speech addressed to a large public assembly; a popular oration; a loud address a multitude; in a bad sense, a noisy or pompous speech; declamation; ranting..
Semiimute :: Semiimute (a.) Having the faculty of speech but imperfectly developed or partially lost.
Aphasy :: Aphasy (n.) Loss of the power of speech, or of the appropriate use of words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the intelligence being preserved. It is dependent on injury or disease of the brain..
Barbarity :: Barbarity (n.) Barbarism; impurity of speech.
Absolution :: Absolution (n.) Delivery, in speech..
Phonography :: Phonography (n.) A description of the laws of the human voice, or sounds uttered by the organs of speech..
Clever :: Clever (a.) Showing skill or adroitness in the doer or former; as, a clever speech; a clever trick..
Language :: Language (n.) Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically, human speech; the expression of ideas by the voice; sounds, expressive of thought, articulated by the organs of the throat and mouth..
Atonic :: Atonic (n.) An element of speech entirely destitute of vocality, or produced by the breath alone; a nonvocal or surd consonant; a breathing..
Proverbialist :: Proverbialist (n.) One who makes much use of proverbs in speech or writing; one who composes, collects, or studies proverbs..
Dilogy :: Dilogy (n.) An ambiguous speech; a figure in which a word is used an equivocal sense.
Tag :: Tag (n.) The end, or catchword, of an actor's speech; cue..
Surd :: Surd (a.) Uttered, as an element of speech, without tone, or proper vocal sound; voiceless; unintonated; nonvocal; atonic; whispered; aspirated; sharp; hard, as f, p, s, etc.; -- opposed to sonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, //169, 179, 180..
Speechmaker :: Speechmaker (n.) One who makes speeches; one accustomed to speak in a public assembly.
Misspeech :: Misspeech (n.) Wrong speech.
Hesitation :: Hesitation (n.) A faltering in speech; stammering.
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