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declamation definition

dec·la·ma·tion (dek′lə mā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act or art of declaiming
  2. a speech, poem, etc. that is or can be declaimed

Etymology: ME declamacioun < L declamatio < pp. of declaim

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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