manner of speaking (n)
speech#5 (n)
delivery (n)

n07071483

type n
lex_filenum 10
def your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
examples his manner of speaking was quite abrupt
her speech was barren of southernisms
I detected a slight accent in his speech
Outgoing links
Hypernym expressive style, style
Part holonym paralanguage, paralinguistic communication
Derivationally related form delivery → deliver
Hyponym address; catch; tongue; shibboleth; tone, tone of voice; elocution; prosody, inflection; modulation, inflection
Incoming links
Hyponym expressive style, style
Hypernym address; catch; tongue; shibboleth; tone, tone of voice; elocution; prosody, inflection; modulation, inflection
Part meronym paralanguage, paralinguistic communication
Derivationally related form deliver → delivery

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