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• speech — speech; speech·ful; speech·ifi·ca·tion; speech·ifi·er; speech·ify; speech·less; speech·less·ly; speech·less·ness; speech·ful·ness; …   English syllables

• ify — fish·ify; flint·ify; french·ify; pink·ify; preach·ify; pulp·ify; re·ify; sleep·ify; speech·ify; trust·ify; verb·ify; …   English syllables

• speechify — speech·ify …   English syllables

• speechify — speechification, n. speechifier, n. /spee cheuh fuy /, v.i., speechified, speechifying. to make a speech or speeches; harangue. [1715 25; SPEECH + IFY] * * * …   Universalium

• Hard and soft G — A hard g vs. a soft g is a feature that occurs in many languages, including English, in which two distinct major sounds (phonemes) are represented by the Latin letter g . A hard g is typically (but not always) pronounced as a voiced plosive,… …   Wikipedia

• English prefixes — are affixes (i.e., bound morphemes that provide lexical meaning) that are added before either simple roots or complex bases (or operands) consisting of (a) a root and other affixes, (b) multiple roots, or (c) multiple roots and other affixes.… …   Wikipedia

• amplify — amplifiable, adj. /am pleuh fuy /, v., amplified, amplifying. v.t. 1. to make larger, greater, or stronger; enlarge; extend. 2. to expand in stating or describing, as by details or illustrations; clarify by expanding. 3. Elect. to increase the… …   Universalium

• personify — personifiable, adj. personifiant, adj. personifier, n. /peuhr son euh fuy /, v.t., personified, personifying. 1. to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing. 2. to represent (a thing… …   Universalium

• signify — signifiable, adj. /sig neuh fuy /, v., signified, signifying. v.t. 1. to make known by signs, speech, or action. 2. to be a sign of; mean; portend. v.i. 3. to be of importance or consequence. [1200 50; ME signifien < OF signifier < L significare… …   Universalium

• personify — /pəˈsɒnəfaɪ / (say puh sonuhfuy) verb (t) (personified, personifying) 1. to attribute personal nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing. 2. to represent (a thing or abstraction) in the form of a… …