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Word: Declamation
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘a set speech’): from Latin declamatio(n-), from the verb declamare (see declaim)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌdɛkləˈmeɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action or art of declaiming
Short Definition:action or art of declaiming
Examples:- Shakespearean declamation
- declamations of patriotism
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