"speechmaking" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: speechmakings [plural]
Etymology: From speech + making. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|speech|making}} speech + making Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} speechmaking (usually uncountable, plural speechmakings)
  1. The delivery of speeches Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: oratory, rhetoric, speechifying
    Sense id: en-speechmaking-en-noun-AGELORAf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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