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/spiːtʃ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A formal address or discourse delivered to an audience.
"The mayor gave an inspiring speech about community development." - 2
The expression of thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds; the ability to speak.
"Human speech is a complex cognitive and physical ability."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'speche', originating from Old English 'spǣc' or 'sprǣc', meaning 'speech, language, or discourse'. It shares a common Germanic root with the verb 'speak' (Old English 'sprecan'), evolving through Proto-Germanic to denote both the faculty of uttering articulate sounds and a formal address delivered to an audience.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Speech" is said worldwide
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discours
Transliteration: /dis.kuʁ/
"Il a prononcé un beau discours."
Rede
Transliteration: /ˈʁeːdə/
"Die Ministerin hielt eine wichtige Rede."
discorso
Transliteration: /diˈskɔr.so/
"Il presidente ha tenuto un discorso memorabile."
discurso
Transliteration: /disˈkuɾ.so/
"Ella pronunció un discurso conmovedor."
discurso
Transliteration: /diʃˈkuɾ.su/
"O diretor fez um discurso inspirador."
भाषण
Transliteration: bhashan
"प्रधानमंत्री ने एक महत्वपूर्ण भाषण दिया।"
演讲
Transliteration: yǎnjiǎng
"他在会议上发表了精彩的演讲。"
연설
Transliteration: yeonseol
"대통령이 국민들에게 연설을 했습니다."
スピーチ
Transliteration: supīchi
"彼女は結婚式で素晴らしいスピーチをした。"
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