Make a legislative speech e g
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HOLDTHEFLOORMake a legislative speech, e.g.
contemptThe offense of being similarly disobedient to or disrespectful of the lawful operation of a legislative body (e.g., its investigations)
contemptsThe offense of being similarly disobedient to or disrespectful of the lawful operation of a legislative body (e.g., its investigations)
gutturalsA guttural consonant (e.g., k, g) or other speech sound
interjectionsAn exclamation, esp. as a part of speech, e.g., ah! or dear me!
interjectionAn exclamation, esp. as a part of speech, e.g., ah! or dear me!
semivowelA speech sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, e.g., w or y
semivowelsA speech sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, e.g., w or y
excrescent(of a speech sound) Added without etymological justification (e.g., the -t at the end of the surname Bryant)
oxymoronsA figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g., faith unfaithful kept him falsely true)
oxymoronA figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g., faith unfaithful kept him falsely true)
juncturesThe set of features in speech that enable a hearer to detect a word or phrase boundary, e.g., distinguishing I scream from ice cream
junctureThe set of features in speech that enable a hearer to detect a word or phrase boundary, e.g., distinguishing I scream from ice cream
voiceless(of a speech sound) Uttered without resonance of the vocal cords, e.g., f as opposed to v, p as opposed to b, and s as opposed to z
syllepsisA figure of speech in which a word is applied to two others in different senses (e.g., caught the train and a bad cold) or to two others of which it grammatically suits only one (e.g., neither they nor it is working)
syllepsesA figure of speech in which a word is applied to two others in different senses (e.g., caught the train and a bad cold) or to two others of which it grammatically suits only one (e.g., neither they nor it is working)