Are you trying to hyphenate speech? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.
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The act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience He listened to an address on minor Roman poets |
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(language) communication by word of mouth His speech was garbled He uttered harsh language He recorded the spoken language of the streets |
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Something spoken He could hear them uttering merry speeches |
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The exchange of spoken words They were perfectly comfortable together without speech |
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Your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally His manner of speaking was quite abrupt Her speech was barren of southernisms I detected a slight accent in his speech |
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A lengthy rebuke A good lecture was my father's idea of discipline The teacher gave him a talking to |
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Words making up the dialogue of a play The actor forgot his speech |
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The mental faculty or power of vocal communication Language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals |
| noun | address, speech act
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| noun | speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication, auditory communication
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| noun | utterance, vocalization |
| noun | speaking, speech production
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| noun | manner of speaking, delivery, expressive style, style |
| noun | lecture, talking to, rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand |
| noun | actor's line, words, line |
| noun | language, faculty, mental faculty, module |