English dictionary
declamation
/,d/E/kl/@/'m/eI//S//@/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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vehement oratory
Source: WordNet 3.0
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recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; haranguing; loud speaking in public; especially, the public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges; as, the practice <i>declamation</i> by students.
Source: webster1913