declamation
[ dek-luh-mey-shuh n ]
/ ˌdɛk ləˈmeɪ ʃən /
noun
the act or art of declaiming.
exercise in oratory or elocution, as in the recitation of a classic speech.
speech or writing for oratorical effect.
Music. the proper enunciation of the words, as in recitative.
Words nearby declamation
deckle, deckle edge, deckle-edged, decl., declaim, declamation, declamatory, declamping phenomenon, declarant, declaration, declaration of independence
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declamation
/ (ˌdɛkləˈmeɪʃən) /
noun
a rhetorical or emotional speech, made esp in order to protest or condemn; tirade
a speech, verse, etc, that is or can be spoken
the act or art of declaiming
music the artistry or technique involved in singing recitative passages
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