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speech act

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Noun

the use of language to perform some act

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speech act speech day
Words contain "speech act" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
non-standard speech speech suprasegmental visible speech soliloquy speech-endowed monologue segmental manner of speaking excursive more...

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