English noun: spoken communication | |||
1. | spoken communication (communication) (language) communication by word of mouth | ||
Samples | His speech was garbled. He uttered harsh language. He recorded the spoken language of the streets. | ||
Synonyms | language, oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken language, voice communication | ||
Broader (hypernym) | auditory communication | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | charm, conversation, dictation, discussion, expression, give-and-take, idiolect, locution, magic spell, magical spell, monologue, monologue, non-standard speech, orthoepy, pronunciation, saying, soliloquy, spell, word, words | ||
Domain category | language, linguistic communication | ||