An address or discourse of a more or less formal character delivered to an audience or assembly; an oration; also, the manuscript or printed copy or…

An address given in the New Year. Obsolete. rare.

= panegyric, n. 2. Obsolete.

A public speech or published text in praise of a person or thing; a laudatory discourse; a eulogy, an encomium. Frequently with †of, on, to, upon.

A memorial inscription. Obsolete. rare.

An utterance, discourse, etc., made at (or by way of) leave-taking or bidding farewell.

= panegyric, n. 2. Obsolete. rare.

A speech imitating the oration of Isocrates addressed to the court of Areopagus.

A funeral oration pronounced over the dead at a Jewish memorial service.

spec. Roman History. (The making of) a formal address or exhortation by a general to his soldiers, or by the emperor, usually at the conclusion…

the first speech delivered in the British House of Commons or the House of Lords by a new member, or to any such assembly by a new member of that…

An address or discourse of a more or less formal character delivered to an audience or assembly; an oration; also, the manuscript or printed copy or…

Smooth, persuasive talk; esp. the rapid speech used by a street trader, salesperson, etc., to attract or cajole customers.

An inaugural speech or address. Also, an inaugural lecture at a university. U.S.

a speech given upon acceptance of an award, position of office, etc.

A funeral oration. Also figurative and in extended use.

= keynote address n.

a speech intended to set out or summarize the central theme of conference, convention, etc., or to arouse enthusiasm for a party, cause, etc.; (more…

A statement or speech made by way of valediction on leaving a position, person, etc.

Originally and chiefly U.S. = keynote address n. at compounds. Cf. keynote, v. 2.

= pep talk, n.

A talk intended to inspire courage or enthusiasm in its hearers; a morale-boosting address.