speech

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Old English spræc (later: spæc)

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Singular
speech

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural speeches

speech (countable and uncountable; plural speeches)

  1. (uncountable) The faculty of speech; the ability to speak or to use vocalizations to communicate.
    It was hard to hear the sounds of his speech over the noise.
  2. (countable) A session of speaking; a long oral message given publicly usually by one person.
    The candidate made some ambitious promises in his campaign speech.

[edit] Translations

vocal communication
an oration, session of speaking
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[edit] Noun

speech m. (plural speeches or speechen)

  1. speech
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