speechˈless adjective

Destitute or deprived of the power of speech

speechˈlessly adverb

speechˈlessness noun

speech act noun (philosophy and linguistics)

An utterance, such as a directive, defined in terms of the content, the intention of the speaker and the effect on the listener

speech community noun

A community based on a common language or dialect

speechˈcraft noun

1. Philology
2. Rhetoric

speechˈ-crīˈer noun (historical)

A hawker of broadsides giving hanged criminals' dying speeches

speech day noun

In some schools, the public day at the close of a school year, or on which prizes won during the previous year are presented

speechˈmaker noun

Someone who speaks, or is accustomed to speaking, in public

speechˈmaking noun

speech pathologist noun

speech pathology noun

The study and treatment of speech and language defects

speech reading noun

Lip-reading

speech recognition noun

The understanding of an individual's speech patterns, or of continuous speech, by a computer

speechˈ-song noun (music)

Sprechgesang

speech synthesis noun

The generation of spoken sounds by a computer from input text

speech therapist noun

Someone who is professionally qualified to provide speech therapy

speech therapy noun

The treatment of speech and language defects

speechˈ-trainˈing noun

Training in clear speech

speechˈwriter noun

Someone whose job is to write speeches for a public figure