speech

speech · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The expression of thoughts through spoken words.

  2. 2.

    A formal address delivered to an audience.

  3. 3.

    A sequence of lines in a play.

Forms

plural: speeches

Related words

Antonyms: silence
See also: address, speak, talk
Synonyms: address, oration, talk

Etymology

From Old English spǣc ("speech, conversation"), from sprecan ("to speak").