English Explanatory Dictionary

declamation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.
  2. The public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges.
  3. A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.
  4. Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense.

Pronunciation

/ˌdɛkləˈmeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-declamation.wav

Word forms

declamation declamations

Etymology

From French déclamation, from Latin dēclāmātiō, dēclāmātiōnem, from dēclāmō, dēclāmāre; see declaim.

Synonyms

haranguing

Derived words

melodeclamation
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