SPEECH COMMUNICATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does speech communication mean?
• SPEECH COMMUNICATION (noun)
The noun SPEECH COMMUNICATION has 1 sense:
1. (language) communication by word of mouth
Familiarity information: SPEECH COMMUNICATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SPEECH COMMUNICATION (noun)
Meaning:
(language) communication by word of mouth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
oral communication; speech communication; spoken communication; spoken language; voice communication; language; speech
Context examples:
his speech was garbled / he uttered harsh language / he recorded the spoken language of the streets
Hypernyms ("speech communication" is a kind of...):
auditory communication (communication that relies on hearing)
Domain category:
language; linguistic communication (a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "speech communication"):
words (the words that are spoken)
dictation (speech intended for reproduction in writing)
charm; magic spell; magical spell; spell (a verbal formula believed to have magical force)
monologue (a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation))
idiolect (the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life)
non-standard speech (speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community)
expression; locution; saying (a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations)
discussion; give-and-take; word (an exchange of views on some topic)
conversation (the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.)
orthoepy; pronunciation (the way a word or a language is customarily spoken)
monologue; soliloquy (speech you make to yourself)
