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dec·la·ma·tion
(dĕk′lə-mā′shən)n.
1. A recitation delivered as an exercise in rhetoric or elocution.
2.
a. Vehement oratory.
b. A speech marked by strong feeling; a tirade.
[Middle English declamacioun, from Latin dēclāmātiō, dēclāmātiōn-, from dēclāmātus, past participle of dēclāmāre, to declaim; see declaim.]
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declamation
(ˌdɛkləˈmeɪʃən)n
1. (Rhetoric) a rhetorical or emotional speech, made esp in order to protest or condemn; tirade
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a speech, verse, etc, that is or can be spoken
3. (Rhetoric) the act or art of declaiming
4. (Classical Music) music the artistry or technique involved in singing recitative passages
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dec•la•ma•tion
(ˌdɛk ləˈmeɪ ʃən)n.
1. the act or art of declaiming.
2. exercise in oratory or elocution, as in the recitation of a classic speech.
3. speech or writing for oratorical effect.
[1350–1400; < Latin]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() oratory - addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous); "he loved the sound of his own oratory" raving - declaiming wildly; "the raving of maniacs" |
2. | declamation - recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric recitation, recital, reading - a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems" |
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declamation
noun speech, address, lecture, rant, tirade, harangue, oration, recitation Her warnings and declamations went unheeded.
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declamation
noun1. A usually formal oral communication to an audience:
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declamation
n → Deklamation f; (against sth) → Tirade f
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