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sprechstimme

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sprech⋅stim⋅me

  [Ger. shprekh-shtim-uh]
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–noun
sprechgesang.
Origin:
< G, equiv. to sprech(en) to speak + Stimme voice
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sprech·stim·me   (shprěKH'shtĭm'ə)   
n.  A form of dramatic declamation between singing and speaking, in which the speaker uses lilt and rhythm but not precise pitches.

[German : sprechen, to speak (from Middle High German sprēchen, from Old High German sprehhan) + Stimme, voice (from Middle High German stimme, from Old High German stimma).]
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