speech pattern

/spitʃ ˌpædərn/
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Other forms: speech patterns

Definitions of speech pattern
  1. noun
    distinctive manner of oral expression
    “she had a very clear speech pattern”
    synonyms: accent
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    types:
    drawl
    a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
    type of:
    pronunciation
    the manner in which someone utters a word
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