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speechmaking

speechmaking noun: the delivery of speeches.

Noun

speechmaking (usually uncountable, plural speechmakings)

  1. (usually) The delivery of speeches
    • Conciliatory gestures and speechmaking have abounded from both sides in recent weeks.2009 January 11, Mark Leibovich, “Looking for Peace, Love and Manners in Washington”, in New York Times

Synonyms of speechmaking

Forms of speechmaking

pluralspeechmakings

Origin of speechmaking

From speech + making.

Questions about speechmaking

What does speechmaking mean?
Speechmaking means the delivery of speeches.
What part of speech is speechmaking?
Speechmaking is a noun.
What is the plural of speechmaking?
The plural of speechmaking is speechmakings.

Words near speechmaking in the dictionary

  1. Speechleys
  2. speechlike
  3. speechlore
  4. speechmaker
  5. speechmakers
  6. speechmaking
  7. speechmakings
  8. speechment
  9. speechments
  10. speechread
  11. speechreading

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