the mental faculty or power of vocal communication | speech you make to yourself |
the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication | a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor |
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols | a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation) |
(language) communication by word of mouth | |
the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number | |
a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline | |