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Declamation

/ˌdɛkləˈmeɪʃən/

The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.

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noun
  1. 1

    The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.

  2. 2

    A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.

  3. 3

    Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense.

    "mere declamation"

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declaimantnounA declaimer.
speechingnounThe act of making a speech.
speechmakingnounThe delivery of speeches
declarationnounAn emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.
pronunciamentonounA manifesto or formal public declaration, originally political; a proclamation.
disclamationnounThe act of disclaiming or something disclaimed.
allocutionnounA formal speech, especially one which is regarded as authoritative and forceful.
proclamationnounA statement which is proclaimed; formal a public announcement.
acclaimnoun(poetic) An acclamation; a shout of applause.
denunciationnounThe act of denouncing; an accusation made in public
actionoun(rhetoric) The use of voice and gestures in oratory; the style of delivery of a speech.
pronouncementnounAn official public announcement.
pronouncingverbAn utterance; a pronouncement.
proclaimingverbproclamation
enunciationnounThe mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially with regards to the fullness and distinctness of articulation.
declaringverbThe act of making something known; announcing; proclaiming
decryingverbA decrial.
sermoningnounThe act of discoursing; instruction; preaching.
decl.noun(law) Abbreviation of declaration. [An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.]
forthspeakingnounThe act of speaking forth or declaring; declaration.

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