speech

The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the ability to speak or to use vocalizations to communicate.

“It was hard to hear the sounds of his speech over the noise. He had a bad speech impediment.”

A session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.

“The candidate made some ambitious promises in his campaign speech.”

A style of speaking.

“Her speech was soft and lilting.”

(grammar) Speech reported in writing; see direct speech, reported speech

A dialect or language.

Talk; mention; rumour.

To make a speech; to harangue.