Look up: Declamation

1. declamation
   [n] - recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric 2. [n] - vehement oratory
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2. Declamation
   Dec`la·ma'tion noun [ Latin declamatio , from declamare : confer French déclamation . See Declaim .] 1. The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; haranguing; loud speaking in public; especially, the public ...
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3. declamation
   noun vehement oratory
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4. Declamation
   • (n.) Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense; as, mere declamation. • (n.) The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; haranguing; loud speaking in public; especially, the public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges; as, the practice dec...
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5. declamation
   declamation 1. The action or art of declaiming; the repeating or uttering of a speech, etc. with studied intonation and gesture. 2. A public speech or address of rhetorical character; a set speech in rhetorical elocution. 3. Declaiming or speaking in an impassioned oratorical manner; fervid denuncia...
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