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make a speech — give a speech … English contemporary dictionary
speech — /speech/, n. 1. the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one s thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity. 2. the act of speaking: He expresses… … Universalium
speech — 1 *language, tongue, dialect, idiom 2 Speech, address, oration, harangue, lecture, talk, sermon, homily designate a discourse delivered to an audience. Speech can apply to a public discourse irrespective of its quality or its degree of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Speech — Speech, v. i. & t. To make a speech; to harangue. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
speech´i|fi´er — speech|i|fy «SPEE chuh fy», intransitive verb, fied, fy|ing. Informal. to make a speech or speeches; orate: »A man always makes a fool of himself speechifying (George Eliot). SYNONYM(S): harangue. –speech´i|fi´er, noun … Useful english dictionary
speech|i|fy — «SPEE chuh fy», intransitive verb, fied, fy|ing. Informal. to make a speech or speeches; orate: »A man always makes a fool of himself speechifying (George Eliot). SYNONYM(S): harangue. –speech´i|fi´er, noun … Useful english dictionary
Speech synthesis — Stephen Hawking is one of the most famous people using speech synthesis to communicate Speech synthesis is the artificial production of human speech. A computer system used for this purpose is called a speech synthesizer, and can be implemented… … Wikipedia
speech — [[t]spi͟ːtʃ[/t]] ♦♦ speeches 1) N UNCOUNT Speech is the ability to speak or the act of speaking. ...the development of speech in children... Intoxication interferes with speech and coordination. ...a speech therapist specialising in stammering.… … English dictionary
speech — n. address, talk 1) to deliver, give, make a speech 2) to ad lib, improvise a speech 3) a boring; brief, short; impromptu, unrehearsed; long; long winded; passionate; rambling; rousing, stirring speech 4) an acceptance; after dinner; campaign;… … Combinatory dictionary
Speech — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Speech >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 speech speech faculty of speech Sgm: N 1 locution locution talk parlance verbal intercourse prolation oral communication word of mouth parole palaver prattle … English dictionary for students
