famous speech

collocation in English

meaningsoffamousandspeech

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famous
adjective
uk
/ˈfeɪ.məs/us
/ˈfeɪ.məs/
known and recognized by ...
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speech
noun
uk
/spiːtʃ/us
/spiːtʃ/
the ability to talk, the activity of talking, or a piece of ...
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(Definition offamousandspeechfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffamous speech

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I appreciate that there is a great deal of controversy about thefamousspeechabout reducing the rise in prices at a stroke.
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It was thefamousspeechabout selling the family silver.
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He made a veryfamousspeechabout what circumstantial evidence really can mean.
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He will find it in thefamousspeech.
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In 1795, in thefamousspeechwhich set up the classic case for an amnesty.
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It is a ratherfamousspeech.
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There was, 50 years ago, afamousspeechmade by a great bishop in this country at a time when drunkenness was one of the greatest social evils.
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On the day she gave herfamousspeechhe walked beside her horse bare-headed.
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He directed himself to the rally, and gave afamousspeechin which he detailed an ambitious program to redress labor grievances.
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Since the band is instrumentally-based, they have no vocals (though some of their songs do have snippets from movies or famous speeches).
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He rose out of the chair, stood up, and gave a 5-7 minute oratory consisting of a collection of his famous speeches.
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The selections (from about three dozen writers) include poems, essays, short dialogues, and extracts from famous speeches.
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During the service, sections of his most famous speeches were broadcast from loudspeakers.
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