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self-speech

self-speech
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [self speech]
    • /sɛlf spitʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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".

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