n. 1 the act or art of declaiming. 2 a rhetorical exercise or set speech. 3 an impassioned speech; a harangue. declamatory adj.
[ F déclamation or L declamatio (as DECLAIM) ]
n. 1 the act or art of declaiming. 2 a rhetorical exercise or set speech. 3 an impassioned speech; a harangue. declamatory adj.
[ F déclamation or L declamatio (as DECLAIM) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012