American English pronunciation
How to pronounce speeches
IPA transcription: [s'pitʃəz]
Pronunciation variants: [s'pitʃəz][s'pitʃɪz]
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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”
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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”
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something spoken
“he could hear them uttering merry speeches”
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the exchange of spoken words
“they were perfectly comfortable together without speech”
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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”
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a lengthy rebuke
“a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline”
“the teacher gave him a talking to”
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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”
Usage examples
- Their speeches concerning abolition and women's rights reached thousands.
- Through his speeches and writings and without allies Zell defended Church rights.
- Ludacris has visited Ballou several times to give motivation speeches to the youth.
- These and various other speeches where telecast in Pakistan.
- He has also given floor speeches and written an op-ed on its importance.
- In her later years she often gave speeches on her late husband's military career.
- Since then, Watkins has been giving speeches at colleges and management congresses.
- He now makes corporate appearances and motivational speeches.
- Articles and speeches, news clippings, correspondence, and photographs are available for research use.
- Tumlinson conducts many talks and speeches in the field of space advocacy.