speech
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
he listened to an address on minor Roman poets
Types & categories
- speech act hypernym
- allocution hyponym
- colloquium hyponym
- dithyramb hyponym
- impromptu hyponym
- inaugural hyponym
- lecture hyponym
- litany hyponym
- oratory hyponym
- public speaking hyponym
- sermon hyponym
- Gettysburg Address instance hyponym
Parts & wholes
- body part meronym
- introduction part meronym
- close part meronym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
(language) communication by word of mouth
his speech was garbled
Types & categories
- auditory communication hypernym
- words hyponym
- orthoepy hyponym
- conversation hyponym
- give-and-take hyponym
- saying hyponym
- non-standard speech hyponym
- idiolect hyponym
- monologue hyponym
- magic spell hyponym
- dictation hyponym
- monologue hyponym
Related & opposite
- language domain topic
Sense 3 noun
something spoken
he could hear them uttering merry speeches
Types & categories
- utterance hypernym
Related & opposite
- mouth derivation
Sense 4 noun
the exchange of spoken words
they were perfectly comfortable together without speech
Types & categories
- speaking hypernym
Related & opposite
- talk derivation
Sense 5 noun
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
his manner of speaking was quite abrupt
Types & categories
- expressive style hypernym
- address hyponym
- catch hyponym
- tongue hyponym
- shibboleth hyponym
- tone hyponym
- elocution hyponym
- prosody hyponym
- modulation hyponym
Parts & wholes
- paralanguage part holonym
Related & opposite
- deliver derivation
Sense 6 noun
a lengthy rebuke
a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline
Types & categories
- rebuke hypernym
- sermon hyponym
- curtain lecture hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
words making up the dialogue of a play
the actor forgot his speech
Types & categories
Parts & wholes
- dialogue part holonym
Sense 8 noun
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals
Types & categories
- module hypernym
Parts & wholes
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | address |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | speechify |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | body |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | introduction |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | close |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | speech act |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | allocution |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | colloquium |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dithyramb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | impromptu |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | inaugural |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lecture |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | litany |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | oratory |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | public speaking |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sermon |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Gettysburg Address |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | language |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | auditory communication |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | words |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | orthoepy |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | conversation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | give-and-take |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | saying |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | non-standard speech |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | idiolect |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | monologue |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | magic spell |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dictation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | monologue |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mouth |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | utterance |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | talk |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | speaking |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | deliver |
| 5 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | paralanguage |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | expressive style |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | address |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | catch |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | tongue |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | shibboleth |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | tone |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | elocution |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | prosody |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | modulation |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | rebuke |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | speechify |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | rebuke |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | sermon |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | curtain lecture |
| 7 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | dialogue |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | line |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | aside |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | cue |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | monologue |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | soliloquy |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | throwaway |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | talk |
| 8 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | verbalize |
| 8 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | lexis |
| 8 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | lexicon |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | module |