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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

speechmaking en · NOUN

Etymology

From speech + making.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) The delivery of speeches
    • Conciliatory gestures and speechmaking have abounded from both sides in recent weeks. 2009 January 11, Mark Leibovich, “Looking for Peace, Love and Manners in Washington”, in New York Times:

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Synonyms

oratory · rhetoric · speechifying