“he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society”
Word Forms
declamation
noun
recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric
recitation
noun
a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
deklamieren
rezitieren
🇫🇷French
déclamer
réciter en élocution
🇪🇸Spanish
declamar
recitar en elocución
🇮🇹Italian
declamare
recitare nell'elocuzione
🇳🇱Dutch
declameren
reciteren in dictie
🇵🇹Portuguese
declamar
recitar em elocução
🇷🇺Russian
декламировать
декламировать в красноречии
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सुचना
भाषण में सुनाना
🇧🇩Bengali
ঘোষণা
বক্তৃতায় আবৃত্তি করুন
🇮🇳Tamil
பிரகடனம்
சொற்பொழிவில் சொல்லுங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రకటించండి
ఉపన్యాసంలో పఠించండి
🇮🇳Marathi
घोषित करणे
वाक्प्रचारात पाठ करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
દાવો
વક્તવ્યમાં પાઠ કરો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಘೋಷಣೆ
ಭಾಷಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಠಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുക
പ്രഭാഷണത്തിൽ ചൊല്ലുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਘੋਸ਼ਣਾ
ਭਾਸ਼ਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਠ ਕਰੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
اعلان
تقریر میں تلاوت کریں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
朗诵
朗诵
🇯🇵Japanese
宣言する
朗読する
🇰🇷Korean
선언하다
낭송하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tuyên bố
đọc thuộc lòng
🇹🇭Thai
ประกาศ
ท่องบทพูด
🇮🇩Indonesian
mendeklamasikan
membacakan dalam elokusi
🇵🇭Filipino
magdeklara
bigkasin sa elocution
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
خطب
اقرؤوا في البلاغة
🇮🇷Persian
ادعا کردن
در فصاحت بخوان
🇹🇷Turkish
ilan etmek
hitabette okumak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְדַקלֵם
לדקלם בדיבור
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'declaim'?
The primary meaning of 'declaim' is 'recite in elocution'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'declaim' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'declaim' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'declaim' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'declaim' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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