nonspeech

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

non- +‎ speech

Adjective[edit]

nonspeech (not comparable)

  1. Not speech.
    • 2004, Robert A Dobie, Susan B Van Hemel, Hearing loss: determining eligibility for Social Security benefits:
      Perception of nonspeech sounds is important in the workplace...

Noun[edit]

nonspeech (countable and uncountable, plural nonspeeches)

  1. That which is not speech, or not a speech.
    • 1961, United States. Congress, Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates (page A-2680)
      Recently and rightfully, there has been much criticism of so-called nonbooks, nonplays, and, I might add, nonspeeches. These are the books, plays, and speeches which are written, not by authors but by reflectors of public demand. They are not art but artificial.
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