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declamation

dec·la·ma·tion [ dèklə máysh'n ] (plural dec·la·ma·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. formal dramatic speech: a speech or presentation spoken in a formal or theatrical style

2. process of declaiming: the art or process of declaiming

[15th century. Directly or via French< Latin declamation-< past participle of declamare (see declaim)]
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