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speechwriting

speechwriting noun: the craft or activity of writing speeches, usually for delivery by someone else.

Noun

speechwriting (uncountable)

  1. The craft or activity of writing speeches, usually for delivery by someone else
    • Her mother […] directs communications, publications and speechwriting.2007 June 10, “Maya Alperowicz, Justin Florence”, in New York Times

Origin of speechwriting

From speech + writing.

Questions about speechwriting

What does speechwriting mean?
Speechwriting means the craft or activity of writing speeches, usually for delivery by someone else.
What part of speech is speechwriting?
Speechwriting is a noun.

Words near speechwriting in the dictionary

  1. speechworthy
  2. speechwright
  3. speechwrights
  4. speechwriter
  5. speechwriters
  6. speechwriting
  7. speechy
  8. speech–language pathology
  9. speed
  10. speed bag
  11. speed bags

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