English > speech: 8 senses > noun 1, communication| Meaning | The act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience. |
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| Synonym | address |
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| Instances | Gettysburg Address | A three-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg (November 19, 1863) |
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| Parts | body | The central message of a communication |
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| conclusion, end, close, closing, ending | The last section of a communication |
| introduction | The first section of a communication |
| Narrower | allocution | (rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts |
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| colloquium | An address to an academic meeting or seminar |
| dithyramb | A wildly enthusiastic speech / speech or piece of writing |
| impromptu | An extemporaneous speech or remark |
| inaugural address, inaugural | An address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president) |
| lecture, public lecture, talk | A speech that is open to the public |
| litany | Any long and tedious address or recital / recital |
| oratory | addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous) |
| public speaking, speechmaking, speaking, oral presentation | delivering an address to a public audience |
| sermon, discourse, preaching | An address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) |
| Broader | speech act | The use of language to perform some act |
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| Spanish | discurso, speech |
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| Catalan | discurs |
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| Verbs | speak | give a speech to |
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| speechify | make speeches |
English > speech: 8 senses > noun 2, communication| Meaning | (language) communication by word of mouth. |
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| Example | "his speech was garbled" |
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| Synonyms | speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication |
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| Category | language, linguistic communication | A systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols |
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| Narrower | conversation | The use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. |
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| dictation | speech intended for reproduction in writing |
| discussion, give-and-take, word | An exchange of views on some topic |
| idiolect | The language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life |
| monologue | A long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation) |
| non-standard speech | speech that differs from the usual / usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community |
| pronunciation, orthoepy | The way a word or a language is customarily spoken |
| saying, expression, locution | A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations |
| soliloquy, monologue | speech you make to yourself |
| spell, magic spell, magical spell, charm | A verbal / verbal formula believed to have magical force |
| words | The words / words that are spoken |
| Broader | auditory communication | communication that relies on hearing |
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| Spanish | comunicación oral, comunicación verbal, habla, lengua hablada, lenguaje, lenguaje oral, lenguaje verbal |
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| Catalan | comunicació oral, llenguatge, parla |
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