n
The primary plot of a piece of literature, television, etc., contrasted with the secondary B plot.
n
Obsolete form of allocution. [A formal speech, especially one which is regarded as authoritative and forceful.]
v
(transitive, intransitive) To tell anecdotes (about).
adj
Speaking in a clear and effective manner.
adj
(art) Having a fixed symbolic rendition, as opposed to one that represents a particular perspective or point of view.
n
(rhetoric) A sarcastic reply that mocks an opponent, leaving him or her without an answer.
adj
of, relating to, or in the style of a conversation; informal and chatty
v
To phrase in a particular style; to use specific wording for.
n
The degree to which an artistic work such as a song, movie, book, or video game has been received by critics.
n
debate or small talk at the dinner table
adj
created according to a design
n
(theater) Enunciation, pronunciation.
n
(uncountable) Expression in words, either speech or writing.
n
The use of unnatural language in dubbing.
n
One who repeats like an echo; a mindless imitator.
v
To place an event in the context of a plot or story-line to make a narrative.
n
One who or that which explicates.
n
(linguistics) Something explicitly expressed in an utterance, as opposed to what is implicit.
adj
(comparable) Specific or precise; directly and distinctly stated; not merely implied.
n
The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
n
(obsolete) Expression; utterance; representation.
adj
Speaking forth; declaring; prophesying.
n
An interjaculated utterance.
n
(grammar) An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion.
n
A person's "inner voice" which provides a running verbal monologue of what they are thinking, important in planning, problem solving, self-reflection, etc.
n
A rehearsal where the actors read their lines at high speed, without the accompanying acting.
n
Alternative form of lipreading [The act of reading lips.]
n
That which is spoken in a lisp.
n
A representation of a representation.
n
Confusion between similar letter sequences with minims (such as uu and nn) in old handwritten documents.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To speak in a monotone.
v
(transitive) To relate (a story or series of events) in speech or writing.
n
The act of recounting or relating in order the particulars of some action, occurrence, or affair; a narrating.
n
(countable) A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.
n
A performative utterance.
n
The roles or characters so played
n
(obsolete) Speaking, utterance, the producing of words or speech.
n
One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the discipline of delivering speeches.
n
What the general impression of a famous person or organization is; what most people think of a person or organization, which may differ from what they are like in private.
n
act of speaking to a group of people in a structured manner
n
The act of telling the order of events of something in detail the order of events; narration.
n
Narration, account, description, rendering
v
(transitive) To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of
n
(obsolete) That which is said; an utterance.
v
To generate a scenario to illustrate an idea.
n
A thing to be simulated.
n
(informal) Disclosing information, or giving evidence about another.
n
Someone who has a similar voice to another.
n
Obsolete form of speech. [(uncountable) The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.]
n
(US) A book containing passages of text for use in speeches.
n
(uncountable) Language used orally, rather than in writing.
n
Obsolete spelling of speech [(uncountable) The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.]
n
The entire contents of a speech.
n
The delivery of speeches
adj
Speaking in a specified way
adj
Expressed in a statement; uttered or written.
n
One who or that which syncopates.
adj
(in combination) Having or giving a specified kind of utterance.
n
An utterance; something spoken.
n
The fact or act of speaking, as opposed to taking action. .
n
A witty verbal exchange; such exchanges collectively.
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