"declamation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdɛkləˈmeɪʃən/ [UK] Forms: declamations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From French déclamation, from Latin dēclāmātiō, dēclāmātiōnem, from dēclāmō, dēclāmāre; see declaim. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kelh₁-}}, {{uder|en|fr|déclamation}} French déclamation, {{uder|en|la|declamatio|dēclāmātiō, dēclāmātiōnem}} Latin dēclāmātiō, dēclāmātiōnem, {{m|la|declamo|dēclāmō, dēclāmāre}} dēclāmō, dēclāmāre, {{m|en|declaim}} declaim Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} declamation (countable and uncountable, plural declamations)
  1. The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric Synonyms: haranguing
    Sense id: en-declamation-en-noun-aXLeE1Zd Disambiguation of Rhetoric: 27 27 26 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 44 6 6 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 40 40 8 12
  2. The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.
    The public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric Synonyms: haranguing
    Sense id: en-declamation-en-noun-g5-PHxn8 Disambiguation of Rhetoric: 27 27 26 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 44 6 6 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 40 40 8 12
  3. A set or harangue; declamatory discourse. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-declamation-en-noun-1B31ogRb Disambiguation of Rhetoric: 27 27 26 20
  4. Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-declamation-en-noun-hp7bgY5a Disambiguation of Rhetoric: 27 27 26 20 Categories (other): English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 40 40 8 12

Inflected forms

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