| slovo | definícia |
speech
(mass) | speech
- preslov, prejav, reč |
speech
(encz) | speech,mluvení Zdeněk Brož |
speech
(encz) | speech,projev |
speech
(encz) | speech,proslov n: Zdeněk Brož |
speech
(encz) | speech,řeč |
Speech
(gcide) | Speech \Speech\, n. [OE. speche, AS. sp?c, spr?, fr. specan,
sprecan, to speak; akin to D. spraak speech, OHG. spr[=a]hha,
G. sprache, Sw. spr?k, Dan. sprog. See Speak.]
1. The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the
faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate
sounds; the power of speaking.
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There is none comparable to the variety of
instructive expressions by speech, wherewith man
alone is endowed for the communication of his
thoughts. --Holder.
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2. he act of speaking; that which is spoken; words, as
expressing ideas; language; conversation.
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Note: Speech is voice modulated by the throat, tongue, lips,
etc., the modulation being accomplished by changing the
form of the cavity of the mouth and nose through the
action of muscles which move their walls.
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O goode God! how gentle and how kind
Ye seemed by your speech and your visage
The day that maked was our marriage. --Chaucer.
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The acts of God . . . to human ears
Can nort without process of speech be told.
--Milton.
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3. A particular language, as distinct from others; a tongue;
a dialect.
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People of a strange speech and of an hard language.
--Ezek. iii.
6.
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4. Talk; mention; common saying.
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The duke . . . did of me demand
What was the speech among the Londoners
Concerning the French journey. --Shak.
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5. formal discourse in public; oration; harangue.
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The constant design of these orators, in all their
speeches, was to drive some one particular point.
--Swift.
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6. ny declaration of thoughts.
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I. with leave of speech implored, . . . replied.
--Milton.
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Syn: Syn. Harangue; language; address; oration. See
Harangue, and Language.
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Speech
(gcide) | Speech \Speech\, v. i. & t.
To make a speech; to harangue. [R.]
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speech
(wn) | speech
n 1: the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an
audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
[syn: address, speech]
2: (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was
garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the
spoken language of the streets" [syn: speech, {speech
communication}, spoken communication, spoken language,
language, voice communication, oral communication]
3: something spoken; "he could hear them uttering merry
speeches"
4: the exchange of spoken words; "they were perfectly
comfortable together without speech"
5: your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself
orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her
speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight
accent in his speech" [syn: manner of speaking, speech,
delivery]
6: a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of
discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" [syn:
lecture, speech, talking to]
7: words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his
speech" [syn: actor's line, speech, words]
8: the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language
sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals" [syn:
language, speech] |
SPEECH
(bouvier) | SPEECH. A formal discourse in public.
2. The liberty of speech is guaranteed to members of the legislature,
to counsel in court in debate.
3. The reduction of a speech to writing and its publication is a libel,
if the matter contained in it is libelous; and the repetition of it upon
occasions not warranted by law, when the matter is slanderous, will be
slander and. tho character of the speaker will be no protection to him from
an action. 1 M. & S. 273; 1 Esp. C. 226 Bouv. Inst. Index, h.t. See Debate;
Liberty of speech.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
a speech
(mass) | a speech
- prejav |
speech
(mass) | speech
- preslov, prejav, reč |
speeches
(mass) | speeches
- reči |
speechless
(mass) | speechless
- nemý, onemelý |
a speech
(encz) | a speech,projev |
defect of speech
(encz) | defect of speech, n: |
figure of speech
(encz) | figure of speech,řečnický obrat Rostislav Svoboda |
free speech
(encz) | free speech,svoboda projevu Pavel Cvrček |
freedom of speech
(encz) | freedom of speech, n: |
indirect speech
(encz) | indirect speech,nepřímá řeč joe@hw.cz |
keynote speech
(encz) | keynote speech,vyslovení základní myšlenky Zdeněk Brož |
nominating speech
(encz) | nominating speech, n: |
non-standard speech
(encz) | non-standard speech, n: |
part of speech
(encz) | part of speech,slovní druh n: Ivan Masár |
phatic speech
(encz) | phatic speech, n: |
plosive speech sound
(encz) | plosive speech sound, n: |
reported speech
(encz) | reported speech,nepřímá řeč Martin M. |
second-hand speech
(encz) | second-hand speech, n: |
speech
(encz) | speech,mluvení Zdeněk Brožspeech,projev speech,proslov n: Zdeněk Brožspeech,řeč |
speech act
(encz) | speech act, n: |
speech communication
(encz) | speech communication, n: |
speech community
(encz) | speech community, n: |
speech day
(encz) | speech day, n: |
speech defect
(encz) | speech defect, n: |
speech disorder
(encz) | speech disorder, n: |
speech impediment
(encz) | speech impediment,vada řeči n: Pino |
speech intelligibility
(encz) | speech intelligibility, n: |
speech organ
(encz) | speech organ, n: |
speech pattern
(encz) | speech pattern, n: |
speech perception
(encz) | speech perception, n: |
speech production
(encz) | speech production, n: |
speech rhythm
(encz) | speech rhythm, n: |
speech sound
(encz) | speech sound, n: |
speech spectrum
(encz) | speech spectrum, n: |
speech therapist
(encz) | speech therapist, n: |
speech therapy
(encz) | speech therapy,logopedie Pavel Cvrček |
speech-endowed
(encz) | speech-endowed, adj: |
speech-read
(encz) | speech-read, v: |
speeches
(encz) | speeches,projevy n: pl. Zdeněk Brožspeeches,proslovy n: pl. Zdeněk Brožspeeches,řeči Zdeněk Brož |
speechifier
(encz) | speechifier,řečník n: Zdeněk Brožspeechifier,tlučhuba Zdeněk Brož |
speechify
(encz) | speechify, v: |
speechifying
(encz) | speechifying, |
speechless
(encz) | speechless,němý adj: Zdeněk Brožspeechless,oněmělý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
speechlessly
(encz) | speechlessly,němě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
speechlessness
(encz) | speechlessness, |
speechmaker
(encz) | speechmaker,řečník n: Zdeněk Brož |
speechmaking
(encz) | speechmaking, n: |
speechwriter
(encz) | speechwriter, n: |
stump speech
(encz) | stump speech, n: |
visible speech
(encz) | visible speech, n: |
freedom of speech
(czen) | Freedom Of Speech,FOS[zkr.] |
By-speech
(gcide) | By-speech \By"-speech`\, n.
An incidental or casual speech, not directly relating to the
point. "To quote by-speeches." --Hooker.
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figure of speech
(gcide) | Figure \Fig"ure\ (f[i^]g"[-u]r; 135), n. [F., figure, L. figura;
akin to fingere to form, shape, feign. See Feign.]
1. The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance.
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Flowers have all exquisite figures. --Bacon.
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2. The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting,
modeling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a
representation of the human body; as, a figure in bronze;
a figure cut in marble.
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A coin that bears the figure of an angel. --Shak.
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3. A pattern in cloth, paper, or other manufactured article;
a design wrought out in a fabric; as, the muslin was of a
pretty figure.
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4. (Geom.) A diagram or drawing, made to represent a
magnitude or the relation of two or more magnitudes; a
surface or space inclosed on all sides; -- called
superficial when inclosed by lines, and solid when
inclosed by surfaces; any arrangement made up of points,
lines, angles, surfaces, etc.
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5. The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career
of a person; as, a sorry figure.
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I made some figure there. --Dryden.
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Gentlemen of the best figure in the county.
--Blackstone.
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6. Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous
representation; splendor; show.
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That he may live in figure and indulgence. --Law.
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7. A character or symbol representing a number; a numeral; a
digit; as, 1, 2,3, etc.
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8. Value, as expressed in numbers; price; as, the goods are
estimated or sold at a low figure. [Colloq.]
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With nineteen thousand a year at the very lowest
figure. --Thackeray.
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9. A person, thing, or action, conceived of as analogous to
another person, thing, or action, of which it thus becomes
a type or representative.
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Who is the figure of Him that was to come. --Rom. v.
14.
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10. (Rhet.) A mode of expressing abstract or immaterial ideas
by words which suggest pictures or images from the
physical world; pictorial language; a trope; hence, any
deviation from the plainest form of statement. Also
called a figure of speech.
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To represent the imagination under the figure of a
wing. --Macaulay.
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11. (Logic) The form of a syllogism with respect to the
relative position of the middle term.
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12. (Dancing) Any one of the several regular steps or
movements made by a dancer.
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13. (Astrol.) A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the
astrological houses. --Johnson.
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14. (Music)
(a) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as
a group of chords, which produce a single complete
and distinct impression. --Grove.
(b) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a
strain or passage; a musical phrase or motive; a
florid embellishment.
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Note: Figures are often written upon the staff in music to
denote the kind of measure. They are usually in the
form of a fraction, the upper figure showing how many
notes of the kind indicated by the lower are contained
in one measure or bar. Thus, 2/4 signifies that the
measure contains two quarter notes. The following are
the principal figures used for this purpose: --
2/22/42/8 4/22/44/8 3/23/43/8 6/46/46/8
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Academy figure, Canceled figures, Lay figure, etc. See
under Academy, Cancel, Lay, etc.
Figure caster, or Figure flinger, an astrologer. "This
figure caster." --Milton.
Figure flinging, the practice of astrology.
Figure-of-eight knot, a knot shaped like the figure 8. See
Illust. under Knot.
Figure painting, a picture of the human figure, or the act
or art of depicting the human figure.
Figure stone (Min.), agalmatolite.
Figure weaving, the art or process of weaving figured
fabrics.
To cut a figure, to make a display. [Colloq.] --Sir W.
Scott.
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Folk speech
(gcide) | Folk \Folk\ (f[=o]k), Folks \Folks\ (f[=o]ks), n. collect. & pl.
[AS. folc; akin to D. volk, OS. & OHG. folk, G. volk, Icel.
f[=o]lk, Sw. & Dan. folk, Lith. pulkas crowd, and perh. to E.
follow.]
1. (Eng. Hist.) In Anglo-Saxon times, the people of a group
of townships or villages; a community; a tribe. [Obs.]
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The organization of each folk, as such, sprang
mainly from war. --J. R. Green.
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2. People in general, or a separate class of people; --
generally used in the plural form, and often with a
qualifying adjective; as, the old folks; poor folks.
[Colloq.]
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In winter's tedious nights, sit by the fire
With good old folks, and let them tell thee tales.
--Shak.
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3. The persons of one's own family; as, our folks are all
well. [Colloq. New Eng.] --Bartlett.
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Folk song, one of a class of songs long popular with the
common people.
Folk speech, the speech of the common people, as
distinguished from that of the educated class.
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Forespeech
(gcide) | Forespeech \Fore"speech`\, n.
A preface. [Obs.] --Sherwood.
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Impediment in speech
(gcide) | Impediment \Im*ped"i*ment\, n. [L. impedimentum: cf. F.
impediment.]
That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or
effect.
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Thus far into the bowels of the land
Have we marched on without impediment. --Shak.
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Impediment in speech, a defect which prevents distinct
utterance.
Syn: Hindrance; obstruction; obstacle; difficulty;
incumbrance.
Usage: Impediment, Obstacle, Difficulty, Hindrance.
An impediment literally strikes against our feet,
checking our progress, and we remove it. An obstacle
rises before us in our path, and we surmount or remove
it. A difficulty sets before us something hard to be
done, and we encounter it and overcome it. A hindrance
holds us back for a time, but we break away from it.
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The eloquence of Demosthenes was to Philip of
Macedon, a difficulty to be met with his best
resources, an obstacle to his own ambition, and
an impediment in his political career. --C. J.
Smith.
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Interspeech
(gcide) | Interspeech \In"ter*speech`\, n.
A speech interposed between others. [R.] --Blount.
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Maiden speech
(gcide) | Maiden \Maid"en\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to,
or characteristic of, a virgin; as, maiden innocence.
"Amid the maiden throng." --Addison.
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Have you no modesty, no maiden shame ? --Shak.
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2. Never having been married; not having had sexual
intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but
sometimes of the man; as, a maiden aunt. "A surprising old
maiden lady." --Thackeray.
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3. Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused.
"Maiden flowers." --Shak.
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Full bravely hast thou fleshed
Thy maiden sword. --Shak.
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4. Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been
captured, or violated. -- T. Warton. Macaulay.
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Maiden assize (Eng. Law), an assize which there is no
criminal prosecution; an assize which is unpolluted with
blood. It was usual, at such an assize, for the sheriff to
present the judge with a pair of white gloves. --Smart.
Maiden name, the surname of a woman before her marriage.
Maiden pink. (Bot.) See under Pink.
Maiden plum (Bot.), a West Indian tree ({Comocladia
integrifolia}) with purplish drupes. The sap of the tree
is glutinous, and gives a persistent black stain.
Maiden speech, the first speech made by a person, esp. by a
new member in a public body.
Maiden tower, the tower most capable of resisting an enemy.
maiden voyage the first regular service voyage of a ship.
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Misspeech
(gcide) | Misspeech \Mis*speech"\, n.
Wrong speech. [Obs.]
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Oblique speech
(gcide) | Oblique \Ob*lique"\, a. [F., fr. L. obliquus; ob (see Ob-) +
liquis oblique; cf. licinus bent upward, Gr. le`chrios
slanting.] [Written also oblike.]
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1. Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at
right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
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It has a direction oblique to that of the former
motion. --Cheyne.
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2. Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence,
disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
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The love we bear our friends . . .
Hath in it certain oblique ends. --Drayton.
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This mode of oblique research, when a more direct
one is denied, we find to be the only one in our
power. --De Quincey.
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Then would be closed the restless, oblique eye.
That looks for evil, like a treacherous spy.
--Wordworth.
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3. Not direct in descent; not following the line of father
and son; collateral.
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His natural affection in a direct line was strong,
in an oblique but weak. --Baker.
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Oblique angle, Oblique ascension, etc. See under Angle,
Ascension, etc.
Oblique arch (Arch.), an arch whose jambs are not at right
angles with the face, and whose intrados is in consequence
askew.
Oblique bridge, a skew bridge. See under Bridge, n.
Oblique case (Gram.), any case except the nominative. See
Case, n.
Oblique circle (Projection), a circle whose plane is
oblique to the axis of the primitive plane.
Oblique fire (Mil.), a fire the direction of which is not
perpendicular to the line fired at.
Oblique flank (Fort.), that part of the curtain whence the
fire of the opposite bastion may be discovered. --Wilhelm.
Oblique leaf. (Bot.)
(a) A leaf twisted or inclined from the normal position.
(b) A leaf having one half different from the other.
Oblique line (Geom.), a line that, meeting or tending to
meet another, makes oblique angles with it.
Oblique motion (Mus.), a kind of motion or progression in
which one part ascends or descends, while the other
prolongs or repeats the same tone, as in the accompanying
example.
Oblique muscle (Anat.), a muscle acting in a direction
oblique to the mesial plane of the body, or to the
associated muscles; -- applied especially to two muscles
of the eyeball.
Oblique narration. See Oblique speech.
Oblique planes (Dialing), planes which decline from the
zenith, or incline toward the horizon.
Oblique sailing (Naut.), the movement of a ship when she
sails upon some rhumb between the four cardinal points,
making an oblique angle with the meridian.
Oblique speech (Rhet.), speech which is quoted indirectly,
or in a different person from that employed by the
original speaker.
Oblique sphere (Astron. & Geog.), the celestial or
terrestrial sphere when its axis is oblique to the horizon
of the place; or as it appears to an observer at any point
on the earth except the poles and the equator.
Oblique step (Mil.), a step in marching, by which the
soldier, while advancing, gradually takes ground to the
right or left at an angle of about 25[deg]. It is not now
practiced. --Wilhelm.
Oblique system of coordinates (Anal. Geom.), a system in
which the coordinate axes are oblique to each other.
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Part of speech
(gcide) | Part \Part\ (p[aum]rt), n. [F. part, L. pars, gen. partis; cf.
parere to bring forth, produce. Cf. Parent, Depart,
Parcel, Partner, Party, Portion.]
1. One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything
is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a
whole; a number, quantity, mass, or the like, regarded
as going to make up, with others, a larger number,
quantity, mass, etc., whether actually separate or not; a
piece; a fragment; a fraction; a division; a member; a
constituent.
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And kept back part of the price, . . . and brought a
certain part and laid it at the apostles'feet.
--Acts v. 2.
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Our ideas of extension and number -- do they not
contain a secret relation of the parts ? --Locke.
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I am a part of all that I have met. --Tennyson.
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2. Hence, specifically:
(a) An equal constituent portion; one of several or many
like quantities, numbers, etc., into which anything is
divided, or of which it is composed; proportional
division or ingredient.
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An homer is the tenth part of an ephah. --Ex.
xvi. 36.
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A thought which, quartered, hath but one part
wisdom,
And ever three parts coward. --Shak.
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(b) A constituent portion of a living or spiritual whole;
a member; an organ; an essential element.
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All the parts were formed . . . into one
harmonious body. --Locke.
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The pulse, the glow of every part. --Keble.
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(c) A constituent of character or capacity; quality;
faculty; talent; -- usually in the plural with a
collective sense. "Men of considerable parts."
--Burke. "Great quickness of parts." --Macaulay.
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Which maintained so politic a state of evil,
that they will not admit any good part to
intermingle with them. --Shak.
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(d) Quarter; region; district; -- usually in the plural.
"The uttermost part of the heaven." --Neh. i. 9.
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All parts resound with tumults, plaints, and
fears. --Dryden.
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(e) (Math.) Such portion of any quantity, as when taken a
certain number of times, will exactly make that
quantity; as, 3 is a part of 12; -- the opposite of
multiple. Also, a line or other element of a
geometrical figure.
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3. That which belongs to one, or which is assumed by one, or
which falls to one, in a division or apportionment; share;
portion; lot; interest; concern; duty; office.
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We have no part in David. --2 Sam. xx.
1.
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Accuse not Nature! she hath done her part;
Do thou but thine. --Milton.
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Let me bear
My part of danger with an equal share. --Dryden.
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4. Hence, specifically:
(a) One of the opposing parties or sides in a conflict or
a controversy; a faction.
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For he that is not against us is on our part.
--Mark ix. 40.
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Make whole kingdoms take her brother's part.
--Waller.
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(b) A particular character in a drama or a play; an
assumed personification; also, the language, actions,
and influence of a character or an actor in a play;
or, figuratively, in real life; as, to play the part
of Macbeth. See To act a part, under Act.
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That part
Was aptly fitted and naturally performed.
--Shak.
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It was a brute part of him to kill so capital a
calf. --Shak.
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Honor and shame from no condition rise;
Act well your part, there all the honor lies.
--Pope.
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(c) (Mus.) One of the different melodies of a concerted
composition, which heard in union compose its harmony;
also, the music for each voice or instrument; as, the
treble, tenor, or bass part; the violin part, etc.
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For my part, so far as concerns me; for my share.
For the most part. See under Most, a.
In good part, as well done; favorably; acceptably; in a
friendly manner; as, to take an act in good part.
--Hooker.
In ill part, unfavorably; with displeasure.
In part, in some degree; partly.
Part and parcel, an essential or constituent portion; -- a
reduplicative phrase. Cf. might and main, {kith and
kin}, etc. "She was . . . part and parcel of the race and
place." --Howitt.
Part of speech (Gram.), a sort or class of words of a
particular character; thus, the noun is a part of speech
denoting the name of a thing; the verb is a part of speech
which asserts something of the subject of a sentence.
Part owner (Law), one of several owners or tenants in
common. See Joint tenant, under Joint.
Part singing, singing in which two or more of the harmonic
parts are taken.
Part song, a song in two or more (commonly four) distinct
vocal parts. "A part song differs from a madrigal in its
exclusion of contrapuntual devices; from a glee, in its
being sung by many voices, instead of by one only, to each
part." --Stainer & Barrett.
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Syn: Portion; section; division; fraction; fragment; piece;
share; constituent. See Portion, and Section.
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Set speech
(gcide) | Set \Set\ (s[e^]t), a.
1. Fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set
countenance.
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2. Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or
prejudices.
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3. Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set
battle. "The set phrase of peace." --Shak.
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4. Established; prescribed; as, set forms of prayer.
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5. Adjusted; arranged; formed; adapted.
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Set hammer.
(a) A hammer the head of which is not tightly fastened
upon the handle, but may be reversed. --Knight.
(b) A hammer with a concave face which forms a die for
shaping anything, as the end of a bolt, rivet, etc.
Set line, a line to which a number of baited hooks are
attached, and which, supported by floats and properly
secured, may be left unguarded during the absence of the
fisherman.
Set nut, a jam nut or lock nut. See under Nut.
Set screw (Mach.), a screw, sometimes cupped or printed at
one end, and screwed through one part, as of a machine,
tightly upon another part, to prevent the one from
slipping upon the other.
Set speech, a speech carefully prepared before it is
delivered in public; a formal or methodical speech.
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Speechful
(gcide) | Speechful \Speech"ful\, a.
Full of speech or words; voluble; loquacious. [R.]
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Speechification
(gcide) | Speechification \Speech`i*fi*ca"tion\, n.[See Spechify.]
The act of speechifying. [Used humorously or in contempt.]
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Speechified
(gcide) | Speechify \Speech"i*fy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Speechified; p.
pr. & vb. n. Speechifying.] [Speech + -fy.]
To make a speech; to harangue. [Used derisively or
humorously.]
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Speechifier
(gcide) | Speechifier \Speech"i*fi`er\, n.
One who makes a speech or speeches; an orator; a declaimer.
[Used humorously or in contempt.] --G. Eliot.
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Speechify
(gcide) | Speechify \Speech"i*fy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Speechified; p.
pr. & vb. n. Speechifying.] [Speech + -fy.]
To make a speech; to harangue. [Used derisively or
humorously.]
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Speechifying
(gcide) | Speechify \Speech"i*fy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Speechified; p.
pr. & vb. n. Speechifying.] [Speech + -fy.]
To make a speech; to harangue. [Used derisively or
humorously.]
[1913 Webster]Speechifying \Speech"i*fy`ing\, n.
The act of making a speech or speeches. [Used derisively or
humorously.]
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The dinner and speechifying . . . at the opening of the
annual season for the buckhounds. --M. Arnold.
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Speeching
(gcide) | Speeching \Speech"ing\, n.
The act of making a speech. [R.]
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Speechless
(gcide) | Speechless \Speech"less\, a.
1. Destitute or deprived of the faculty of speech.
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2. Not speaking for a time; dumb; mute; silent.
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Speechless with wonder, and half dead with fear.
--Addison.
[1913 Webster] -- Speech"less*ly, adv. --
Speech"less*ness, n.
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Speechlessly
(gcide) | Speechless \Speech"less\, a.
1. Destitute or deprived of the faculty of speech.
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2. Not speaking for a time; dumb; mute; silent.
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Speechless with wonder, and half dead with fear.
--Addison.
[1913 Webster] -- Speech"less*ly, adv. --
Speech"less*ness, n.
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Speechlessness
(gcide) | Speechless \Speech"less\, a.
1. Destitute or deprived of the faculty of speech.
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2. Not speaking for a time; dumb; mute; silent.
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Speechless with wonder, and half dead with fear.
--Addison.
[1913 Webster] -- Speech"less*ly, adv. --
Speech"less*ness, n.
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Speechmaker
(gcide) | Speechmaker \Speech"mak`er\, n.
One who makes speeches; one accustomed to speak in a public
assembly.
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