Noun: declamation ,dek-lu'mey-shun
- Recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric
"The students practised their declamation skills in front of the class"
- Vehement oratory
"The politician's declamation against corruption roused the crowd"
Derived forms: declamations
Type of: oratory, reading, recital, recitation
Encyclopedia: Declamation