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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| —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
Puntilla a kick in the rear to signal him to get on with his poetical declamation.
She used nonsense poetry and drawing-room declamation.
There was a lot of transitional crudeness between registers and a tendency toward unsubtle declamation.
His climactic dialogue, however, has the hollow ring of theatrical declamation rather than the impact of convincing facts.
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