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speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication

n. (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"

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talk, talking

n. an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here"

vernacular

n. the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)

chitchat, chit-chat, chit chat, small talk, gab, gabfest, gossip, tittle-tattle, chin wag, chin-wag, chin wagging, chin-wagging, causerie

n. light informal conversation for social occasions

slang, slang expression, slang term

n. informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar; "their speech was full of slang expressions"

manner of speaking, speech, delivery

n. your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"

actor's line, speech, words

n. words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech"

profanity

n. vulgar or irreverent speech or action

articulation

n. the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech

dialect, idiom, accent

n. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"

enunciation, diction

n. the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience

wording, diction, phrasing, phraseology, choice of words, verbiage

n. the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton

parlance, idiom

n. a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

tongue

n. a manner of speaking; "he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she has a glib tongue"

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