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declaim

de·claim [ di kláym ] (past and past participle de·claimed, present participle de·claim·ing, 3rd person present singular de·claims)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb speak formally or theatrically: to make a formal or theatrical speech or statement about something

2. intransitive verb recite: to deliver a recitation

[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin declamare "cry out" < clamare "cry, call"]

de·claim·er noun
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