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(n):
the act of speaking; a formal talk given in front of people
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Used with adverbs:
"
His
slurred
speech
was an indication that he had too much to drink.
"
(slurred)
"
We were worried that he was going to suddenly give a
spontaneous
speech
.
"
(spontaneous, obnoxious, direct)
"
We have the right to
free
speech
.
"
(free)
"
Slang is used mostly in
informal
speech
.
"
(informal, everyday)
"
We were touched by his
emotional
speech
.
"
(emotional, challenging, eloquent, excellent, good, impromptu, televised)
"
He fell asleep during the professor's
boring
speech
.
"
(boring, long, long-winded, rambling)
"
She was really excited to hear the
keynote
speech
.
"
(keynote, presidential, political, closing, commencement, opening)
"
We were surprised by his
farewell
speech
.
"
(farewell, resignation, acceptance, concession, victory)
Used with nouns:
"
He struggles with
speech
impediment
.
"
(impediment, impairment)
"
She needs to find a
speech
therapist
.
"
(therapist)
"
His son needs
speech
therapy
.
"
(therapy)
"
New cell phones are capable of
speech
recognition
.
"
(recognition)
Used with prepositions:
"
He mentioned his mother
in
his
speech
.
"
(in)
"
The president gave a
speech
on
the state of the economy.
"
(on)
"
The president delivered his final
speech
to
the nation.
"
(to)
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