declamation
The act or art of declaimingThe act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.
The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.
(countable, uncountable)The public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges.
recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric
(countable, uncountable)A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.
(countable, uncountable)Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense.
mere declamation
Origin
From French déclamation, from Latin dēclāmātiō, dēclāmātiōnem, from dēclāmō, dēclāmāre; seFrom French déclamation, from Latin dēclāmātiō, dēclāmātiōnem, from dēclāmō, dēclāmāre; see declaim.
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Forms
plural: declamations| Singular | declamation |
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regular
Synonyms
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