speech

Meanings

• the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
• (language) communication by word of mouth
  • "his speech was garbled"
• something spoken
  • "he could hear them uttering merry speeches"
• the exchange of spoken words
  • "they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"
• your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
  • "her speech was barren of southernisms"
  • "I detected a slight accent in his speech"
• a lengthy rebuke
• words making up the dialogue of a play
  • "the actor forgot his speech"
• the mental faculty or power of vocal communication

Synonyms

actor's line, address, delivery, language, lecture, manner of speaking, oral communication, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, talking to, voice communication, words