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How to sign: the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
"he listened to an address on minor Roman poets";
Similiar / Same: lecture, address
Categories: speech act
Within this category: allocution, colloquium, dithyramb, epilogue, Gettysburg Address, impromptu, inaugural address, lecture, litany, oratory, public speaking, sermon
How to sign: your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
"his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech";
Similiar / Same: manner of speaking, delivery
Categories: expressive style, style
Within this category: address, catch, elocution, modulation, prosody, shibboleth, tone, tongue
How to sign: (language) communication by word of mouth
"his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets";
Similiar / Same: speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication, language
Categories: auditory communication
Within this category: conversation, dictation, discussion, idiolect, monologue, non-standard speech, pronunciation, saying, soliloquy, spell, words
How to sign: the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
"language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals";
Similiar / Same: language
Categories: faculty, mental faculty, module
