"plain speech" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} plain speech (uncountable)
  1. (Quakerism) A distinctive Quaker dialect of English, reformed on religious grounds and characterized by features such as use of the pronoun “thou” and numerical names for months and days of the week. Tags: Quakerism, uncountable Categories (topical): Quakerism
    Sense id: en-plain_speech-en-noun-WDMuD-Xe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see plain, speech. Tags: uncountable Related terms: plain dress
    Sense id: en-plain_speech-en-noun--B2-ZufC

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