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• Speech

  noun 1. the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one’s thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity. 2. the act of speaking: He expresses himself better in speech than in writing. 3. something that is spoken; an utterance, remark, or declaration: […]

• Speech-act

  noun, Philosophy, Linguistics. 1. any of the acts that may be performed by a speaker in making an utterance, as stating, asking, requesting, advising, warning, or persuading, considered in terms of the content of the message, the intention of the speaker, and the effect on the listener. noun (philosophy) 1. an utterance that constitutes some […]

• Speech balloon

  noun See speech bubble

• Speech bubble

  noun in cartooning, a rounded outline containing words; also called [dialogue balloon], speech balloon , word balloon Examples Speech bubbles began appearing in 18th century printed broadsides and political cartoons from the American Revolution often used them.

• Speech bulb

  speech bulb n. A prosthetic speech aid used to close a cleft or other opening in the hard or soft palate, or to replace absent tissue necessary for the production of good speech.

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