Look up: declamation

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   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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   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 recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges; as, the practice declamation by students. « The public listened with littl ...
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   declamation
   noun vehement oratory
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   Declamation
   `Declamation` (also known as Oratorical Declamation or Oratorical Interpretation, commonly abbreviated to `dec`) is a public speaking event of the National Catholic Forensic League. One can qualify for the annual NCFL Grand National Tournament in Declamation through their local qualifying tournament. The category is almost always open to freshmen and sophomores only; it is often used as a `starter` event to get underclassmen used to the speech an...
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   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 declamation by students. • (n.) A set or harangu...
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   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 denunciation with appeals to the audience. 4. A speech of a rhetorical...
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