speech

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Singular
speech

Plural
speeches

A man giving a speech
  1. (uncountable) When we have speech, we have the ability to speak.
    Speech is a special human ability.
  2. (countable) When we give a speech, we speak to a group of people.
    The valedictorian gave a speech to all of the students in his school.

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