declamation
noun/ˌdekləˈmeɪʃn/
/ˌdekləˈmeɪʃn/
(formal)- [uncountable] the act of speaking or of expressing something to an audience in a formal way
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- [countable] a speech or piece of writing that strongly expresses feelings and opinions
- The most successful newspaper stories are often declamations of patriotism.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘a set speech’): from Latin declamatio(n-), from the verb declamare, from de- (expressing thoroughness) + clamare ‘to shout’.
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