English noun: declamation | |||
1. | declamation (communication) vehement oratory | ||
Broader (hypernym) | oratory | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | broadside, harangue, philippic, rant, ranting, raving, tirade | ||
2. | declamation (communication) recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric | ||
Broader (hypernym) | reading, recital, recitation | ||