declamation
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ləˈmeɪ noun
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.
4.
Music. the proper enunciation of the words, as in recitative.
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declamation (ˌdɛkləˈmeɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a rhetorical or emotional speech, made esp in order to protest or condemn; tirade |
| 2. | a speech, verse, etc, that is or can be spoken |
| 3. | the act or art of declaiming |
| 4. | music the artistry or technique involved in singing recitative passages |
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Word Origin & History
declamation
1550s, from L. declamationem, noun of action from declamare (see declaim).
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Example sentences
Declamation is cheap and the vocabulary of epithet large and easily accessible, but they.
The theater was evolving rapidly away from the old-fashioned declamation of his father's day.
And by the same token, declamation has lost its place in the prevailing pedagogy.
His climactic dialogue, however, has the hollow ring of theatrical declamation rather than the impact of convincing facts.
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