Meaning
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- The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.
- The act of speaking, a certain style of it.
- A formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.
- A dialect, vernacular, or (dated) a language.
- Language used orally, rather than in writing.
- An utterance that is quoted; see direct speech, reported speech
- Public talk, news, gossip, rumour.
Synonyms
address
spoken language
manner of speaking
way of speaking
voice communication
what people say
tip of the tongue
way of talking
speech communication
actor’s line
oral communication
spoken communication
loud noise
ability to speak
Jewish sermon
expression of views
vocal message
written report
one’s lines
speaking voice
literary composition
monoloque
short Vedic text
what is spoken
linguistic communication
faculty of speech
keynote address
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈspiːt͡ʃ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English speche, from Old English spǣċ, sprǣċ (“speech, discourse, language”), from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku (“speech, language”), from Proto-Indo-European *spereg-, *spreg- (“to make a sound”). Cognate with Dutch spraak (“speech”), German Sprache (“language, speech”). More at speak.
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