Definitions
1.NounThe ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate."He had a bad speech impediment.; After the accident she lost her speech."
2.NounThe act of speaking, a certain style of it."It was hard to hear his speech over the noise.; Her speech was soft and lilting."
3.NounA formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person."The candidate made some ambitious promises in his campaign speech."
4.NounA dialect, vernacular, or a language.
5.NounLanguage used orally, rather than in writing."This word is mostly used in speech."
6.NounAn utterance that is quoted; see direct speech, reported speech
7.NounPublic talk, news, gossip, rumour.
8.VerbTo make (a speech); to harangue.