how to pronounce declaim

/dɪˈklɛɪm/

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declaim is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of declaim

verb:

To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking.
To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.
To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech.

declaim frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word declaim occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics declaim can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that declaim can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;