speech

noun

1. the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience"he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
2. (language) communication by word of mouth"his speech was garbled"
3. something spoken"he could hear them uttering merry speeches"
4. the exchange of spoken words"they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"
5. your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally"his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"
6. a lengthy rebuke"a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"
7. words making up the dialogue of a play"the actor forgot his speech"
8. the mental faculty or power of vocal communication"language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"