Definition of Speech

Noun: speech speech

The act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
"he listened to a speech on minor Roman poets";
- address
(language) communication by word of mouth
"his speech was garbled";
- speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication
Something spoken
"he could hear them uttering merry speeches"
The exchange of spoken words
"they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"
Your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
"her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech";
- manner of speaking, delivery
A lengthy rebuke
"a good speech was my father's idea of discipline";
- lecture, talking to
Words making up the dialogue of a play
"the actor forgot his speech";
- actor's line, words
The mental faculty or power of vocal communication
"speech sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals";
- language