Declaiming

  • 1Declaiming — Declaim De*claim (d[ e]*kl[=a]m ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Declaimed} (d[ e]*kl[=a]md ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Declaiming}.] [L. declamare; de + clamare to cry out: cf. F. d[ e]clamer. See {Claim}.] 1. To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or… …

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  • 2declaiming — de·claim || dɪ kleɪm v. speak rhetorically, harangue; recite, make a formal speech …

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  • 3declaiming — declaimˈing noun and adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑declaim …

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  • 5Alexander technique — Al·ex·an·der technique .al ig zan dər n, often cap T a technique for positioning and moving the body that is believed to reduce tension Alexander Frederick Matthias (1869 1955) Australian elocutionist. By the 1890s Alexander had established… …

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  • 6Declaim — De*claim (d[ e]*kl[=a]m ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Declaimed} (d[ e]*kl[=a]md ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Declaiming}.] [L. declamare; de + clamare to cry out: cf. F. d[ e]clamer. See {Claim}.] 1. To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration;… …

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  • 7Declaimed — Declaim De*claim (d[ e]*kl[=a]m ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Declaimed} (d[ e]*kl[=a]md ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Declaiming}.] [L. declamare; de + clamare to cry out: cf. F. d[ e]clamer. See {Claim}.] 1. To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or… …

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  • 8Declamation — Dec la*ma tion, n. [L. declamatio, from declamare: cf. F. d[ e]clamation. See {Declaim}.] 1. The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; haranguing; loud speaking in public; especially, the public recitation of speeches as an exercise in… …

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  • 9declaim — verb Etymology: Middle English declamen, from Latin declamare, from de + clamare to cry out; akin to Latin calare to call more at low Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to speak rhetorically; specifically to recite something as an …

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