Speech

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Noun

speech (uncountable and countable; plural: speeches)

the faculty of speech; the ability to use vocalizations to communicate
to give a speech; a long oral message given publicly usually by one person

Translations

Lithuanian: (1): šneka f, kalba f; (2): prakalba f, pranešimas m, kalba f
Russian: речь f (2)

Related terms

figure of speech

WordNet Definitions

eight

1. address, speech -- (the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets").
2. speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication -- ((language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets").
3. speech -- (something spoken; "he could hear them uttering merry speeches").
4. speech -- (the exchange of spoken words; "they were perfectly comfortable together without speech").
5. manner of speaking, speech, delivery -- (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").
6. lecture, speech, talking to -- (a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to").
7. actor's line, speech, words -- (words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech").
8. language, speech -- (the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals").

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