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after-dinner speeches

after-dinner speeches is the plural of after-dinner speech.

Meaning of after-dinner speech

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.

Questions about after-dinner speeches

What is after-dinner speeches the plural of?
After-dinner speeches is the plural of after-dinner speech.

Words near after-dinner speeches in the dictionary

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

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