| 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 | ||