Definitions
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
Word origin
From Middle English speche, from Old English spǣċ, sprǣċ (“speech, discourse, language”), from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku (“speech, language”), from Proto-Indo-European *spereg-, *spreg- (“to make a sound”). Cognate with Dutch spraak (“speech”), German Sprache (“language, speech”). More at speak.
Used in a sentence
“He had a bad speech impediment.”
“After the accident she lost her speech.”
“It was hard to hear his speech over the noise.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Public talk”6 letters
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