declamation

[ dek-luh-mey-shuhn ]

/ 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.

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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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deck tennis, “Deck the Halls”, deck watch, decl., declaim, declamation, declamatory, declamping phenomenon, declarant, declaration, Declaration of Independence

How to use declamation in a sentence

The lyrical declamation has inspired luminaries ranging from Kurt Vonnegut to Robert Frost.
James Franco and Scott Haze on 'The Sound and the Fury' and Gawker 'Outing' Them As A 'Couple'|Marlow Stern|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As Kenney launched into the work, a humorous declamation from Thurber, one of them interrupted with a criticism.
Doug Kenney: The Odd Comic Genius Behind ‘Animal House’ and National Lampoon|Robert Sam Anson|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What Verrilli did not do is “rise” to the level of angry declamation coming at him from the other side of the bench.
Solicitor General’s Critics Wrong About his Defense of Obamacare|Charles Fried|March 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The vociferous tones pierce my ears, and my heart bleeds at his meaningless declamation.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman

Amplification, declamation, and exaggeration were at all times the faults of the Greeks, excepting Demosthenes and Aristotle.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Cobden did the reasoning, Bright supplied the declamation, but like Demosthenes he mingled argument with appeal.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Mr. Bowman looked at me sharply for a moment, and then passed in a flash from solemn sympathy to impassioned declamation.
A Thin Ghost and Others|M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James
But this is a piece of simple and vigorous declamation; very fine, no doubt but rather rhetoric than poetry.
Reminiscences of Charles Bradlaugh|George W. Foote

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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