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declamation

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
20
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˌdɛkləˈmeɪʃən/(UK)

Definition of declamation

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.
  2. (countable, uncountable)The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.
  3. (countable, uncountable)A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.
  4. (countable, uncountable)Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense.
    “mere declamation”

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Etymology

From French déclamation, from Latin dēclāmātiō, dēclāmātiōnem, from dēclāmō, dēclāmāre; see declaim.

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