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speech act: the use of language to perform some act

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parol collapse

dysphasia collapse: an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage

sibilation collapse: pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound

nasalization collapse: the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators

salutatory collapse

commerce collapse: transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services); social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc.

allocution collapse: (rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts

oration collapse: an instance of oratory; "he delivered an oration on the decline of family values"

curtain raiser collapse: any preliminary activity; a short play presented before the main play

speaking collapse: the utterance of intelligible speech

talkathon collapse

philippic collapse

diatribe collapse

pose as collapse

pep talk collapse: a speech of exhortation attempting to instill enthusiasm and determination in a team or staff

aphasia collapse: inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion

valedictory collapse: of a speech expressing leave-taking; "a valedictory address"; of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell; "a valedictory address"; "valedictory praise for his uniformly manly course"; "a suitable valedictory gesture"

parole collapse: (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with; a promise; "he gave his word"; release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"

pass for collapse

chalk talk collapse: a talk that uses a blackboard and chalk

locution collapse

sales talk collapse: promotion by means of an argument and demonstration

recitation collapse: a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"; written matter that is recited from memory

act as collapse: function as or act like; "This heap of stones will act as a barrier"

social intercourse collapse

act out collapse: represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage; "She could act neurotic anxiety"

telepathy collapse: apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions

ESP collapse

vocable collapse: a word that is spoken aloud

interaction collapse: a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting; (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons

falsetto collapse: a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register; artificially high; above the normal voice range; "a falsetto voice"

lisp collapse: a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists; a speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th'; speak with a lisp

personate collapse

curtain call collapse

shtick collapse

invective collapse

dealings collapse: social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')

harangue collapse: a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion; deliver a harangue to; address forcefully

behave collapse: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"; behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"

striptease collapse

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