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How to pronounce speech
Say it like this: /ˈspitʃ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does speech mean?
nounThe ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.
“He had a bad speech impediment.”
The act of speaking, a certain style of it.
“Her speech was soft and lilting.”
A formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.
“The candidate made some ambitious promises in his campaign speech.”
verbTo make (a speech); to harangue.
“So to Speeching he did go, / And like a Man of Senſe, / He certainly ſaid Ay or No,”
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