Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [self speech]
- /sɛlf spitʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [self speech]
- /sɛlf spitʃ/
Definitions of self-speech word
- noun self-speech the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one's thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity. 1
- noun self-speech the act of speaking: He expresses himself better in speech than in writing. 1
- noun self-speech something that is spoken; an utterance, remark, or declaration: We waited for some speech that would indicate her true feelings. 1
- noun self-speech a form of communication in spoken language, made by a speaker before an audience for a given purpose: a fiery speech. 1
- noun self-speech any single utterance of an actor in the course of a play, motion picture, etc. 1
- noun self-speech the form of utterance characteristic of a particular people or region; a language or dialect. 1
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Origin of self-speech
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English speche, Old English spǣc, variant of sprǣc, derivative of sprecan to speak; cognate with German Sprache
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Self-speech
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
self-speech popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
See also
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