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[ verb ] discuss or mention

Synonyms

talk_about talk_of

Examples

"They spoke of many things"

Used in print

(Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)

I speak_of `` the largest possible measure '' because any person who supposes that these conditions can be universally and perfectly achieved - ever - reckons without the inherent imperfectability of himself and his fellow human_beings , and is therefore a dangerous man to have around .

Here I do not speak_of military power where our advantage is obvious and overwhelming but of political power - of influence , if you will - about which the relevant questions are :

(Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)

He spoke_of the season of dryness and dust , brought by the monsoon from the northeast , in_harmony with the season of rain and mud , brought by the monsoon from the southwest .

(Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)

He also spoke_of `` the wealth piled by the bondsman 's two_hundred_and_fifty years in unrequited toil '' .

(Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)

Of Gustavus_Adolphus and Charles_12 , it is unnecessary to speak .

Related terms

talk discuss blaspheme

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