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speech
English
Alternative forms
- speach (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English speche, from Old English sp??, spr?? (“speech, discourse, language”), from Proto-Germanic *spr?kij?, *spr?k? (“speech, language”), from Proto-Indo-European *spereg-, *spreg- (“to make a sound”). Cognate with Dutch spraak (“speech”), German Sprache (“language, speech”). More at speak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?spi?t?/
- Rhymes: -i?t?
Noun
speech (countable and uncountable, plural speeches)
- (uncountable) The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the ability to speak or to use vocalizations to communicate.
- (countable) A session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.
- Synonyms: monologue, oration, soliloquy
- 1720, Jonathan Swift, A Letter to a Young Clergyman
- The constant design of both these orators, in all their speeches, was to drive some one particular point.
- A style of speaking.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:speech
- (grammar) Speech reported in writing; see direct speech, reported speech
- A dialect or language.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:language
- Talk; mention; rumour.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- speak
Translations
Verb
speech (third-person singular simple present speeches, present participle speeching, simple past and past participle speeched)
- (transitive, intransitive) To make a speech; to harangue.
- 1711, Jonathan Swift, An Excellent New Song
- I'll speech against peace while Dismal's my name, / And be a true whig, while I'm Not-in-game.
- 1711, Jonathan Swift, An Excellent New Song
Derived terms
- bespeech
Anagrams
- cheeps
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English speech.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spit?/
Noun
speech m (plural speechen or speeches, diminutive speechje n)
- speech, oration (oral monologic address of some length)
- redevoering (“toespraak”)
Derived terms
- speechen
Anagrams
- scheep
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spit?/
Noun
speech m (plural speechs)
- An informal speech
Synonyms
- allocution
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cockney
English
Alternative forms
- Cockney
Etymology
See Cockney.
Noun
cockney (plural cockneys)
- A native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London.
- Alternative letter-case form of Cockney (“the accent and speech mannerisms of these people”).
- (obsolete) An effeminate person; a spoilt child.
Synonyms
- (effeminate man): nancy, pansy, sissy; see also Thesaurus:effeminate man
Translations
Adjective
cockney (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to these people or their accent.
Usage notes
- Traditionally, applies only to those born within earshot of the bells of St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside
Derived terms
- cockney rhyming slang
French
Noun
cockney m (plural cockneys)
- cockney
Portuguese
Noun
cockney m, f (plural cockneys)
- cockney (a native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London)
Noun
cockney m (uncountable)
- cockney (English dialect of the White lower class of London)
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