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speech form

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noun
linguistic form.
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THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
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Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
candystring
candyfloss
candypuff
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Origin of speech form

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby speech form

speech center, speech clinic, speech community, speech correction, speech day, speech form, speech from the throne, speechify, speech island, speech-language pathologist, speech-language pathology
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How to use speech form in a sentence

  • In most cases the necessity of the conclusion is as apparent in the plain speech form as in the artificial logical form.

    Logic, Inductive and Deductive|William Minto
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