Noun
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the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
"language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
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words making up the dialogue of a play
"the actor forgot his speech"
- actor's line -
a lengthy rebuke
"a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"
"the teacher gave him a talking to"
- talking to -
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
"his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"
"her speech was barren of southernisms"
"I detected a slight accent in his speech"
- manner of speaking -
the exchange of spoken words
"they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"
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something spoken
"he could hear them uttering merry speeches"
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(language) communication by word of mouth
"his speech was garbled"
"he uttered harsh language"
"he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
- speech communication - spoken communication - spoken language - voice communication - oral communication -
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
"he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"