declamation
1. vehement oratory (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: declaim • Hypernyms: oratory • Hyponyms: tirade, philippic, broadside, harangue, rant, ranting, raving 2. recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric • Derivationally related forms: declaim • Hypernyms: recitation, recital, reading
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