Pronunciation: (di-klām'), [key] 1. to speak aloud in an
oratorical manner; make a formal speech: Brutus declaimed from
the steps of the Roman senate building. 2. to inveigh (usually
fol. by against): He declaimed against the high rents in slums.
3. to speak or write for oratorical effect, as without sincerity
or sound argument. to utter aloud in an oratorical manner: to
declaim a speech. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright
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