Australian English Meaning of declamation

declamation

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Definitions and Meaning of declamation in English

Wordnet

declamation (n)

vehement oratory

recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric

Webster

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.

A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.

Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense; as, mere declamation.

FAQs About the word declamation

declamation

vehement oratory, recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoricThe act or art of declaiming; r

speech,address,harangue,lecture,oration,peroration,Sermon,talk,Diatribe,eulogy

No antonyms found.

declaiming => declaiming, declaimer => disclaimer, declaimed => declaimed, declaimant => declaimer, declaim => declaim,