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US
/ˈspitʃ/
]
[ UK /spˈiːtʃ/ ]
[ UK /spˈiːtʃ/ ]
NOUN
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the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
he listened to an address on minor Roman poets -
the exchange of spoken words
they were perfectly comfortable together without speech -
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals -
(language) communication by word of mouth
he recorded the spoken language of the streets
he uttered harsh language
his speech was garbled -
words making up the dialogue of a play
the actor forgot his speech -
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
I detected a slight accent in his speech
her speech was barren of southernisms
his manner of speaking was quite abrupt -
something spoken
he could hear them uttering merry speeches -
a lengthy rebuke
a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline
the teacher gave him a talking to
How To Use speech In A Sentence
- The speech was brimming with ideas for rewarding work and reducing dependency. Times, Sunday Times
- In her acceptance speech, the winner thanked the almighty and promised to do even better at the all-India level.
- I've noticed a lot of people larding their speech with that phrase lately.
- On Tuesday, guard Jaymes Brooks was discussing how Smith has become the player who "fusses at us a lot, tries to get our spirits up, tries to tell us not to get our heads down in certain situations" when he also alluded to a speech Smith gave at halftime of that East Carolina game. Did Andre Smith save the Hokies' season?
- We sat in aw as we listened to Hillary's speech and wondered aloud what she's up too. POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Wednesday, June 2, 2008
- It was also a noteworthy echo of a speech Sarkozy himself made last December, when he called for a "positive laicity" and suggested that the state could ultimately grant subsidies to religious groups. The Earth Times Online Newspaper
- In the strict sense overfine speeches are yet almost everywhere. Robert Louis Stevenson: a record, an estimate, and a memorial
- The warnings that permeate Polonius's speeches derive from his misperception of controlling his daughter's sexuality.
- Alex was almost speechless with rage and despair.
- It was not a spine-tingling speech, the delivery was rather wooden. Times, Sunday Times