speech form

noun

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Tam argues that these speech forms are not just dialects but distinct languages, as different from one another as many of the languages spoken in Europe. Gina Anne Tam, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021 This system frees up space for speeches to be more interesting, as seen in Sheryl Lee Ralph’s musical interpolation of the acceptance-speech form. Vulture, 12 Sep. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of speech form was in 1863

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“Speech form.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speech%20form. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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