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after-dinner speech

after-dinner speech noun: a public address event that is traditionally spoken after a dinner, and meant to take an important topic and make greater sense of it through the use of humor that is relevant to the idea presented.

Noun

after-dinner speech (plural after-dinner speeches)

  1. A public address event that is traditionally spoken after a dinner, and meant to take an important topic and make greater sense of it through the use of humor that is relevant to the idea presented.

Forms of after-dinner speech

pluralafter-dinner speeches

Questions about after-dinner speech

What does after-dinner speech mean?
After-dinner speech means a public address event that is traditionally spoken after a dinner, and meant to take an important topic and make greater sense of it through the use of humor that is relevant to the idea presented.
What part of speech is after-dinner speech?
After-dinner speech is a noun.
What is the plural of after-dinner speech?
The plural of after-dinner speech is after-dinner speeches.

Words near after-dinner speech in the dictionary

  1. after-comers
  2. after-conduct
  3. after-cost
  4. after-costs
  5. after-depolarization
  6. after-dinner speech
  7. after-dinner speeches
  8. after-discovered evidence
  9. after-eatage
  10. after-effect
  11. after-effects

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