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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary de·clam·a·to·ry DATE 1581 : of, relating to, or marked by declamation or rhetorical display declamatory speeches English Etymology declamatory 1580s, from L. declamatorius, from declamatorem, noun of action from declamare (see declaim). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 declamatory de·clama·tory / di5klAmEtEri; NAmE -tC:ri / adjective (formal)expressing feelings or opinions in a strong way in a speech or a piece of writing 慷慨陈辞的；雄辩演说的 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: RHETORICAL , aureate, bombastic, euphuistic, flowery, grandiloquent, high-flown, magniloquent, oratorical, sonorousWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged de·clam·a·to·ry \də̇ˈklaməˌtōrē, dēˈ-, -ˌtȯr-, -ri\ adjective Etymology: Latin declamatorius, from declamatus + -orius -ory 1. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of declamation < declamatory American speech in the 1870's … was at bottom noble and pure — George Santayana > < declamatory exercises > 2. : marked by rhetorical effect or display : stilted < filled with long declamatory speeches as artificial as the improbable plot — O.S.Coad > |
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