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.
Nearby words
- deckle,
- deckle edge,
- deckle-edged,
- decl.,
- declaim,
- declamatory,
- declamping phenomenon,
- declarant,
- declaration,
- declaration of independence
Origin of declamation
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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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declamation
late 14c., from Latin declamationem (nominative declamatio), noun of action from past participle stem of declamare (see declaim).
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