speech
/spiːtʃ/ nounDefinition
SAY WORDS [U] › someone's ability to talk, or an example of someone talking: His speech was very slow and difficult to understand. These changes can be seen in both speech and writing.
PUBLIC TALK [C] › a formal talk that someone gives to a group of people: I had to make a speech at my brother's wedding.
free speech/freedom of speech › the right to say or write what you want → See also figure of speech → See also reported speech
(Definition of speech noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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