speech
Pronunciation
[change]Noun
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- (uncountable) When we have speech, we have the ability to speak.
- (countable) When we give a speech, we speak to a group of people.
- Synonyms: address, lecture and declamation
- The valedictorian gave a speech to all of the students in his school.