26984 words

speech

9 definitions ā€¢ 14 examples
1
the ability to talk, the activity of talking, or a piece of spoken language:

Examples:

Children usually develop speech in the second year of life.
People who suffer a stroke may experience a loss of speech.
2
the way a person talks:

Examples:

His speech was slurred and I thought he was drunk.
3
the language used when talking:

Examples:

Some expressions are used more in speech than in writing.
4
a set of words spoken in a play:

Examples:

Do you know the words to Hamlet's famous speech at the beginning of Act III?
5
a formal talk given usually to a large number of people on a special occasion:

Examples:

I had to give/make a speech at my brother's wedding.
The Governor of New York delivered a rousing speech to the national convention.
He gave the after-dinner speech (= a talk given after a formal evening meal at which a large number of people are present).
Did you hear her acceptance speech at the Oscars ceremony?
6
the ability to talk, or the activity of talking:

Examples:

People who suffer a stroke may experience a loss of speech.
7
Your speech is also your way of talking:

Examples:

His speech became slurred and indistinct.
8
Speech can also mean the language used when talking:

Examples:

Some expressions are used more in speech than in writing.
9
a formal talk given usually to a large number of people on a special occasion:

Examples:

an acceptance speech
Iā€™m nervous about the speech Iā€™m making tomorrow.

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