Declamatory

  • 21declamatory — de•clam•a•to•ry [[t]dɪˈklæm əˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i[/t]] adj. 1) rht of or characterized by declamation 2) rht merely rhetorical; bombastic • Etymology: 1575–85; < L …

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  • 22declamatory — /dəˈklæmətəri/ (say duh klamuhtuhree), / tri/ (say tree) adjective 1. relating to or characterised by declamation. 2. merely rhetorical; stilted …

  • 23declamatory — adjective ostentatiously lofty in style a man given to large talk tumid political prose • Syn: ↑bombastic, ↑large, ↑orotund, ↑tumid, ↑turgid • Similar to: ↑ …

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  • 24oratorical — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rhetorical, eloquent, declamatory, bombastic, loud, noisy, stentorian, pompous, theatrical, stylistic, expressive, forceful, persuasive, fervid, vivid, elocutionary, intoning, senatorial, gesturing, gesticulative,… …

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  • 25rant — I. verb Etymology: obsolete Dutch ranten, randen Date: 1601 intransitive verb 1. to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner 2. to scold vehemently transitive verb to utter in a bombastic declamatory fashion • ranter noun • rantingly …

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  • 27Einojuhani Rautavaara — (Audio|Fi Einojuhani Rautavaara.ogg|pronunciation) (born October 9, 1928) is a Finnish composer of contemporary classical music, and is probably the best known Finnish composer after Jean Sibelius.LifeRautavaara was born in Helsinki and studied… …

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  • 28Titta Ruffo — (June 9, 1877 July 5, 1953), was an Italian opera singer, generally regarded as the greatest Italian baritone of his generation or any generation since. Known as the Voce del leone ( voice of the lion ), he was renowned for his enormous voice,… …

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  • 29John Braham — (c. 1774 17 February, 1856) was a tenor opera singer born in London, England. His long career led him to become one of Europe s leading opera stars. He also wrote a number of songs, of minor importance, although The Death of Nelson is still… …

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  • 30John Sims Reeves — (21 October 1821 [Date thus in J. Sims Reeves, The Life of J. Sims Reeves, Written by Himself (Simpkin, Marshall Co, London 1888, p. 15). C. E. Pearce, in Sims Reeves Fifty Years of Music in England (Stanley Paul, London 1924, pp. 17 18),… …

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