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Speaking

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Noun

1. speaking, speech production

the utterance of intelligible speech

2. oral presentation, public speaking, speaking, speechmaking

delivering an address to a public audience

Example Sentences:
'people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking'

Adjective

3. speaking

capable of or involving speech or speaking

Example Sentences:
'human beings--the speaking animals'
'a speaking part in the play'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Speaking

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adjective
1. (prenominal)
eloquent, impressive, or striking
2. 
a. 
able to speak
b. (in combination)
able to speak a particular language
French-speaking

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Speaking

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adjective
1. 
that speaks or seems to speak; expressive; eloquent; vivid
a speaking likeness
2. 
used in or for speech
3. 
allowing or admitting of speech
within speaking range
noun
4. 
the act or art of a person who speaks
5. 
that which is spoken; utterance; discourse

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Speaking

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adj.
1.
a. Capable of speech.
b. Involving speaking or talking: has a speaking part in the play.
2. Expressive or telling; eloquent.
3. True to life; lifelike: a speaking likeness.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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