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speechment

speechment noun: an act of speaking; a speech.

Noun

speechment (plural speechments)

  1. (obsolete) An act of speaking; a speech.
    • With respect to the naval department, the plan of the Bible Society's operations cannot be more pithily explained than they are in the Liverpool speechment of the Rev. R. Newton, "who expected," he said, "to hear that Marine Bible Associations would be formed on board different ships, that the...1822, Henry Handley Norris, A respectful letter to the earl of Liverpool, page 52

Forms of speechment

pluralspeechments

Origin of speechment

From speech + -ment.

Questions about speechment

What does speechment mean?
Speechment means an act of speaking; a speech.
What part of speech is speechment?
Speechment is a noun.
What is the plural of speechment?
The plural of speechment is speechments.

Words near speechment in the dictionary

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

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