Definition of declamation

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Declamation (n.) Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense; as, mere declamation..

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Declamation :: Declamation (n.) A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.
Declamatory :: Declamatory (a.) Pertaining to declamation; treated in the manner of a rhetorician; as, a declamatory theme..
Speaker :: Speaker (n.) A book of selections for declamation.
Stiltify :: Stilted (a.) Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic; as, a stilted style; stilted declamation..
Recitative :: Recitative (n.) A species of musical recitation in which the words are delivered in a manner resembling that of ordinary declamation; also, a piece of music intended for such recitation; -- opposed to melisma..
Speking :: Speking (n.) Public declamation; oratory.
Rant :: Rant (n.) High-sounding language, without importance or dignity of thought; boisterous, empty declamation; bombast; as, the rant of fanatics..
Rhetoric :: Rhetoric (n.) Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation without conviction or earnest feeling..
Melisma :: Melisma (n.) A piece of melody; a song or tune, -- as opposed to recitative or musical declamation..
Declamation :: Declamation (n.) The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; haranguing; loud speaking in public; especially, the public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges; as, the practice declamation by students..
Philippic :: Philippic (n.) Hence: Any discourse or declamation abounding in acrimonious invective.
Frothing :: Frothing (n.) Exaggerated declamation; rant.
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..
Declamation :: Declamation (n.) Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense; as, mere declamation..
Recitative :: Recitative (a.) Of or pertaining to recitation; intended for musical recitation or declamation; in the style or manner of recitative.
Declaim :: Declaim (v. t.) To defend by declamation; to advocate loudly.
Rant :: Rant (v. i.) To rave in violent, high-sounding, or extravagant language, without dignity of thought; to be noisy, boisterous, and bombastic in talk or declamation; as, a ranting preacher..
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