speech

nouns

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
"he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
address, speech
is derived from
speak
is derived from
speechify
(language) communication by word of mouth
"his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
language, oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication
something spoken
"he could hear them uttering merry speeches"
speech
is derived from
speak
is a type of (narrower)
the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
utterance, vocalization
the exchange of spoken words
"they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"
speech
is derived from
speak
is a type of (narrower)
the utterance of intelligible speech
speaking, speech production
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
"his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"
delivery, manner of speaking, speech
a lengthy rebuke
"a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"
lecture, speech, talking to
is derived from
speechify
words making up the dialogue of a play
"the actor forgot his speech"
actor's line, speech, words
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
"language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
language, speech
is derived from
speak