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declaim
v.
speak rhetorically, harangue; recite, make a formal speech
Declamation
Declamation or
declamatio (
Latin for "declaration") was a genre of ancient rhetoric and a mainstay of the
Roman higher education system. It was separated into two component subgenres, the
controversia, speeches of defense or prosecution in fictitious court cases, and the
suasoria, in which the speaker advised a historical or legendary figure as to a course of action. Roman declamations survive in four corpora: the compilations of
Seneca the Elder and
Calpurnius Flaccus, as well as two sets of
controversiae, the
Major Declamations and
Minor Declamations spuriously attributed to
Quintilian.
declaim
Verb
1. recite in elocution
(synonym) recite
(hypernym) perform, execute, do
(hyponym) elocute
(entail) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
(derivation) declamation
2. speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society"
(synonym) inveigh
(hypernym) protest
(derivation) declamation
Declaim
(v. t.)
To utter in public; to deliver in a rhetorical or set manner.
(v. t.)
To defend by declamation; to advocate loudly.
(v. i.)
To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; to harangue; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking; as, the students declaim twice a week.
(v. i.)
To speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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