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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dec·la·ma·tion noun ⇨ see declaim English Etymology declamation 1550s, from L. declamationem, noun of action from declamare(see declaim). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 declamation dec·lam·ation / 7deklE5meiFn / noun(formal) 1. [U] the act of speaking or of expressing sth to an audience in a formal way 朗诵；雄辩 2. [C] a speech or piece of writing that strongly expresses feelings and opinions 慷慨激昂的演说(辞) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged dec·la·ma·tion \ˌdekləˈmāshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin declamation-, declamatio, from declamatus (past participle of declamare) + -ion-, -io -ion 1. : the act or art of declaiming < only in declamation was he unable to match his fellows — A.C.Cole > a. : the rhetorical delivery of an oration b. : the recitation of a speech or poem as an exercise in elocution 2. a. : a rhetorical speech : harangue < they indulge in vague declamations against the existing social order — W.R.Inge > b. : a speech or poem suitable for recitation as an exercise in elocution 3. : impassioned delivery or rhetorical style characteristic especially of a declamation < the impossible cannot be made reasonable even by declamation— W.L.Sullivan > 4. a. : the rhetorical rendering of words in singing b. : melodrama c. : accentuation |
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