faculty of speech

  • 1faculty of speech — index language Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2speech — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Oral communication Nouns 1. speech, talk, faculty of speech; locution, parlance, expression, vernacular, oral communication, word of mouth, parole, palaver, prattle; effusion, discourse; soliloquy;… …

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  • 3Speech — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Speech >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 speech speech faculty of speech Sgm: N 1 locution locution talk parlance verbal intercourse prolation oral communication word of mouth parole palaver prattle …

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  • 4faculty */*/ — UK [ˈfæk(ə)ltɪ] / US noun Word forms faculty : singular faculty plural faculties 1) [countable] a department or group of departments in a university the Faculty of Medicine the Law Faculty 2) [uncountable] American all the teachers in a… …

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  • 5faculty — fac|ul|ty [ fæklti ] noun ** 1. ) count a department or group of departments in a university: the Faculty of Medicine the Law Faculty 2. ) uncount AMERICAN all the teachers in a university, college, or school: a meeting for students, faculty, and …

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  • 6faculty — noun 1) the faculty of speech Syn: power, capability, capacity, facility, wherewithal, means; (faculties) senses, wits, reason, intelligence 2) an unusual faculty for unearthing contributors Syn …

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  • 7speech — noun /ˈspiːtʃ/ a) The faculty of speech; the ability to speak or to use vocalizations to communicate. It was hard to hear the sounds of his speech over the noise. b) A session of speaking; a long oral message given publicly usually by one person …

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  • 8faculty — noun 1) the faculty of speech Syn: power, capability, capacity, facility; (faculties) senses, wits, reason, intelligence 2) the arts faculty Syn: department, school …

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  • 9faculty — [ˈfæk(ə)lti] noun [C] 1) a department or group of departments in a university the Faculty of Medicine[/ex] 2) a natural ability that most people have the faculty of speech[/ex] …

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  • 10faculty — The ability to perform a particular act. The operation of one of the senses, as the faculty of speech or hearing. The authority vested in an agent, or other representative, by his principal or other constituent. The teaching staff, professors,… …

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