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[ noun ] the utterance of intelligible speech
Synonyms Used in print (Harold Searles, "Schizophrenic Communication,"...)Or , equally often , a concretistic seeming , particularistic seeming statement may consist , with its mundane exterior , in a form of poetry - may be full of meaning and emotion when interpreted as a figurative expression : a metaphor , a simile , an allegory , or some other symbolic mode of speaking . |
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[ adjective ] capable of or involving speech or speaking
Examples "human beings--the speaking animals" "a speaking part in the play" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] capable of speech
Synonyms Examples "the speaking animal" Related terms |
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[ noun ] delivering an address to a public audience
Synonyms Examples "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking" Related terms |
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