Declamation

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1. Noun

The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; haranguing; loud speaking in public; especially, the public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges; as, the practice declamation by students.

2. Noun

A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.

3. Noun

Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense; as, mere declamation.

4. Noun

vehement oratory
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