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Multi-word Results
| figure of speech |
an expression, such as a metaphor, hyperbole, or simile, that uses words in a nonliteral, unusual, or intensive manner to produce a certain effect; trope. |
| keynote speech |
an opening speech, as at a political convention, that outlines the main policies and issues under consideration; keynote address. |
| part of speech |
in grammar, one of the major categories by which words have traditionally been grouped, primarily according to their function, such as adjective, adverb, conjunction, interjection, noun, preposition, pronoun, and verb, in English. |
| speech clinic |
a facility where people with speech defects are treated. |
| speech therapy |
treatment of speech and language disorders of either physical or cognitive origins. |
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