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speak (SPEEK) (verb)
1. To articulate sounds in an ordinary voice: "Once I caught my breath, I tried to speak in a normal voice."
2. To make an oral expression of thoughts, feelings, or activities: "I was angry and I decided that I would speak my mind to the bossy neighbor the next time she interferes."
3. To act as a spokesperson for a group or gathering: "We authorized the union president to speak for the membership."
speech (SPEECH) (noun)
1. The exchange or communication between or among individuals using verbal expressions: "Her speech was inspirational and sold her audience on the idea of a new park in the city."
2. An individual style or manner of communicating: "Her everyday speech sounded affected and insincere."
  3. A public presentation of ideas through verbal communication: "The professor made a graduation speech about embracing future challenges."

He agreed to speak at the convention if he could choose the topic of his speech.

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(Greek: tongue; language, speech)
(Greek: tongue; by extension, "speech, language")
(Greek: speech, babbling, chattering; abnormal or disordered forms of speech)
(Greek: word or words, vocabulary; a saying, a phrase; speaking, speech)
(Latin: literally tongue; and by extension, speech, language)
(Latin: talk, speak, say, word, speech)
(Greek: talk, speak; speech; word; a person who speaks in a certain manner; someone who deals with topics or subjects)
(Greek: speak, talk; speech)
(Delivered by Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg on November 19, 1863)
(as seen in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, 1599, we have this famous speech)
(improved travel methods and communication influence speech patterns)
(Greek: stammering; faltering in speech)
(Latin: a hiccup; a sob, a speech broken by sobs)
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apraxia of speech (s), apraxia of speeches (pl) (nouns)
A severe speech disorder shown by an inability to speak or a severe struggle to say something clearly: "Apraxia of speech is noticed when the oral-motor muscles of a patient don't or can't normally respond to commands from the brain or when the brain can't normally send such commands."

"Even when a person can understand what another person says, if he has apraxia of speech, he can't physically position his own speech muscles and the sequence of muscle movements that are necessary to produce understandable words or to say anything so others can recognize what he is trying to communicate."

This entry is located in the following unit: praxis-, -praxsis, -praxia, -praxic, -praxi- (page 1)
careful speech
Elocaution.
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expository speech (s) (noun), expository speeches (pl)
Speeches that inform, more than attempt to persuade: Each of the candidates gave a five minute expository speech to explain their party's policies.

The purpose of an expository speech is to describe, to clarify, to illustrate, or to define an object, an idea, a concept, or some kind of process.

Ideas and Insights Speech, Section 1
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Ideas and Insights Speech, Section 2
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Ideas and Insights Speech, Section 3
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Ideas and Insights Speech, Section 4
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Ideas and Insights Speech, Section 5
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(Greek: eu, "good, well; sounding good" + pheme, "speaking, speech"; mild, agreeable, or roundabout words used in place of coarse, painful, or offensive ones)
(modifying or describing parts of speech)
(grammatical forms including: nouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, etc. that are used to identify word entries)
(poetic, figures of speech, and words primarily referring to the content of various types of poems)
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Erin McKean presents a speech titled: "The Joy of Lexicography"
Filmed at TED: Technology, Entertainment and Design, March, 2007.

Click on this link: Erin McKean was able to launch Wordnik, thanks to her TED Talk.

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Grammatical Forms That Are Used to Identify the Parts of Speech for Word Entries
A list of Parts of Speech that are presented with word entries.
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