Speech | Mean of speech in English Dictionary

/ˈspiːtʃ/

• Noun
• a spoken expression of ideas, opinions, etc., that is made by someone who is speaking in front of a group of people
1. She has to make/give/deliver a speech at the convention.
2. a graduation speech about/on embracing future challenges
3. He kept revising his speech [=the words that he had written for his speech] right up until the last minute.
4. She thanked us in her acceptance speech. [=a speech given by someone receiving an award or prize]
• the ability to speak
1. I was so flustered that I momentarily lost the power of speech.
2. She has a mild speech impediment. [=a condition that makes it difficult to speak normally]
3. They fought for freedom of speech. = They fought for the right to/of free speech. [=they fought for the legal right to express their opinions freely]
• spoken language
1. Slang is used mostly in informal/casual speech.
2. Many words are more common in speech than in writing.

• the manner or style of speaking that is used by a particular person or group
1. His speech was slurred.
2. local/regional speech patterns
• a group of lines spoken by a character in a play
1. I get to perform one of the best speeches in the play.