speech (A1)
noun
Pronunciation: /spiːtʃ/
Definition
The ability to speak, or the way someone speaks.
Examples
She has a beautiful singing voice.
He lost his speech after the accident.
The baby is learning to form words and speech.
How to Use speech
- speech impediment (collocation)
- A difficulty in speaking clearly. — "He has a speech impediment that makes him hard to understand."
- in speech (prepositional phrase)
- Related to the act of speaking. — "The word sounds different in speech and in writing."
Synonyms of speech
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Antonyms of speech
Words with the opposite meaning to speech:
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