tirade
[ tahy-reyd, tahy-reyd ]
/ ˈtaɪ reɪd, taɪˈreɪd /
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noun
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation: a tirade against smoking.
a long, vehement speech: a tirade in the Senate.
a passage dealing with a single theme or idea, as in poetry: the stately tirades of Corneille.
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Origin of tirade
1795–1805; <French: literally, a stretch, (continuous) pulling <Italian tirata, noun use of feminine of tirato, past participle of tirare to draw, pull, fire (a shot), of obscure origin
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tirade
/ (taɪˈreɪd) /
noun
a long angry speech or denunciation
prosody rare a speech or passage dealing with a single theme
Word Origin for tirade
C19: from French, literally: a pulling, from Italian tirata, from tirare to pull, of uncertain origin
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