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declamation

[ dek-luh-mey-shuh n ]
/ ˌdɛk ləˈmeɪ ʃən /
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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 related to declamation

lecture, tirade, speech, oration, address, oratory, spouting

Words nearby declamation

deckle, deckle edge, deckle-edged, decl., declaim, declamation, declamatory, declamping phenomenon, declarant, declaration, declaration of independence

Origin of declamation

1350–1400; < Latin dēclāmātiōn- (stem of dēclāmātiō), equivalent to dēclāmāt(us) (past participle of dēclāmāre to declaim; see -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
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British Dictionary definitions for declamation

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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