Synonyms for Speech (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience):
address, address
WordNet sense 2 ((language) communication by word of mouth):
language, oral communication, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication
WordNet sense 3 (your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally):
delivery, manner of speaking
WordNet sense 4 (words making up the dialogue of a play):
words, actor's line
WordNet sense 5 (a lengthy rebuke):
lecture
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