1. (n.) The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate sounds; the power of speaking.

2. (n.) he act of speaking; that which is spoken; words, as expressing ideas; language; conversation.

3. (n.) A particular language, as distinct from others; a tongue; a dialect.

4. (n.) Talk; mention; common saying.

5. (n.) formal discourse in public; oration; harangue.

6. (n.) any declaration of thoughts.

7. (v. i. & t.) To make a speech; to harangue.