(uncountable) The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate. / (uncountable) The act of speaking, a certain style of it.

(transitive, intransitive) To make a speech; to harangue.

plural of speech

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of speech

Quality of being speechful.

(linguistics) An act carried out by speech, such as promising, ordering, greeting, warning, inviting and congratulating.

(used only predicatively) Free in the sense of having no restrictions; libre.

plural of speech bubble

(education) A school event where prizes are given out to pupils, and speeches are made by guest speakers.

(grammar, narratology) the writing of speech, using the exact words of the speaker, usually between quotation marks