speech
Because it is a word with a single syllable, speech is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofspeech
- The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the ability to speak or to use vocalizations to communicate.
Example: "It was hard to hear the sounds of his speech over the noise. He had a bad speech impediment."
- A session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.
Example: "The candidate made some ambitious promises in his campaign speech."
- A style of speaking.
Example: "Her speech was soft and lilting."
- (grammar) Speech reported in writing; see direct speech, reported speech
- A dialect or language.
- Talk; mention; rumour.
- To make a speech; to harangue.
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