Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - speech
Speech
speech
n. 1 the faculty or act of speaking. 2 a formal public address. 3 a manner of speaking (a man of blunt speech). 4 a remark (after this speech he was silent). 5 the language of a nation, region, group, etc. 6 Mus. the act of sounding in an organ-pipe etc. Phrases and idioms the Queen's (or King's) Speech a statement including the Government's proposed measures read by the sovereign at the opening of Parliament. speech day Brit. an annual prize-giving day in many schools, usu. marked by speeches etc. speech-reading lip-reading. speech therapist a person who practises speech therapy. speech therapy treatment to improve defective speech. speech-writer a person employed to write speeches for a politician etc. to deliver. Derivatives speechful adj. Etymology: OE spr{aelig}c, later spec f. WG, rel. to SPEAK
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noun see: speak Date: before 12th century 1. the communication or expression of thoughts in spoken words, exchange of spoken words ; conversation, 2. something that is spoken ; utterance, a usually public discourse ; address, 3. language, dialect, an individual manner or style of speaking, the power of expressing or communicating thoughts by speaking ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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