declamation

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declamation

/ˌdɛkləˈmeɪʃən/ UK

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

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From French déclamation, from Latin dēclāmātiō, dēclāmātiōnem, from dēclāmō, dēclāmāre; see declaim.

noun declamations

countable, uncountable The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.
Similar: haranguing
countable, uncountable The public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges. His recitations were prompt and correct, and his answers were given with confidence. But perhaps he did himself most credit in declamation. He had always been very fond of that, and though he had never received and scientific instruction in it, he possessed a natural grace and a deep feeling of earn
Similar: haranguing
countable, uncountable A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.
countable, uncountable Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense. mere declamation

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@misc{declamation_2026,
  title = {declamation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/declamation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}