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  • 91diatribe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. denunciation (see disapprobation). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. criticism, denunciation, tirade, harangue; see blame 1 , objection 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [DI uh tribe] a… …

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  • 92rant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. rage, rave, scold, nag; harangue. See excitability, speech. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bombast, tirade, raving, rhetoric; see nonsense 1 . v. Syn. rave, fume, rail, harangue; see bluster , rage 1 .… …

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  • 93speech — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Oral communication Nouns 1. speech, talk, faculty of speech; locution, parlance, expression, vernacular, oral communication, word of mouth, parole, palaver, prattle; effusion, discourse; soliloquy;… …

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  • 94speech — 1 *language, tongue, dialect, idiom 2 Speech, address, oration, harangue, lecture, talk, sermon, homily designate a discourse delivered to an audience. Speech can apply to a public discourse irrespective of its quality or its degree of… …

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  • 95lecture — [n1] lesson, speech address, allocution, chalk talk*, discourse, disquisition, harangue, instruction, oration, pep talk*, pitch*, soapbox*, spiel*, talk; concepts 60,278 lecture [n2] speech of criticism castigation, censure, chiding, dressing… …

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  • 96court — I. COURT. Courte. adj. Qui n est pas si long qu une autre chose de mesme espece, qui a moins de longueur. Trop court. bien court. fort court. un peu court. extremement court. cheveux courts. queüe courte. le col court. habit court. manteau court …

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  • 97demeurer — Demeurer. v. n. Tarder. Il demeure long temps à venir. sa playe demeure long temps à guerir, à se fermer. Il signifie aussi, S arrester. Demeurez là jusqu à mon retour. le carrosse demeura au milieu du chemin sans pouvoir avancer. On dit fig. qu… …

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  • 98ranting — noun a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion • Syn: ↑harangue, ↑rant • Derivationally related forms: ↑rant, ↑rant (for: ↑rant), ↑harangue ( …

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  • 99Oration — O*ra tion, n.[L. oratio, fr. orare to speak, utter, pray. See {Oral}, {Orison}.] An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a discourse having reference to some special …

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  • 100Patter — Pat ter, n. 1. A quick succession of slight sounds; as, the patter of rain; the patter of little feet. [1913 Webster] 2. Glib and rapid speech; a voluble harangue. [1913 Webster] 3. The cant of a class; patois; as, thieves s patter; gypsies… …

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