Complete Definition of "declamation"

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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Noun
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  1. 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. A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.
  3. Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense; as, mere declamation.

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