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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | address |
| Synonyms: | chalk talk, discourse, dissertation, lecture, oration, pep talk, pitch, sermon, soapbox, speak, spiel*, talk |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | speak |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | address; give a lecture |
| Synonyms: | argue, declaim, descant, discourse, get across, harangue, hold forth, orate, pitch, plead, prelect, recite, sermonize, spiel*, spout, stump, talk |
| Notes: | say, speak, and tell are near synonyms, but say is usually followed by a statement or words actually uttered |
| Antonyms: | listen |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | talk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | address group |
| Synonyms: | accost, deliver a speech, discourse, give a talk, give speech, harangue, hold forth, induce, influence, lecture, orate, persuade, pitch, prelect, sermonize, speak, spiel*, spout, stump, sway* |
| Antonyms: | listen |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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