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Definition speech

Etymology

From Middle English speche, from Old English sp??, spr?? (�speech, discourse, language�), from Proto-Germanic *spr?kij?, *spr?k? (�speech, language�), from Proto-Indo-European *spereg-, *spreg- (�to make a sound�). Cognate with Dutch spraak (�speech�), German Sprache (�language, speech�). More at speak.

Noun

speech (countable and uncountable, plural speeches)

1. (uncountable) The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the ability to speak or to use vocalizations to communicate.
2. (countable) A session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.
3. A style of speaking.
4. (grammar) Speech reported in writing; see direct speech, reported speech
5. A dialect or language.
6. Talk; mention; rumour.

Verb

speech (third-person singular simple present speeches, present participle speeching, simple past and past participle speeched)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To make a speech; to harangue.

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