transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈklām, dē- ]
verb
Etymology: Middle English declamen, from Latin declamare, from de- + clamare to cry out; akin to Latin calare to call — more at low
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1. : to speak rhetorically ; specifically : to recite something as an exercise in elocution
2. : to speak pompously or bombastically : harangue
transitive verb
: to deliver rhetorically
an actor declaim ing his lines
specifically : to recite in elocution
• de·claim·er noun
• dec·la·ma·tion ˌde-klə-ˈmā-shən noun