speechpatterns
nounUK /ˈspiːtʃ ˌpætənz/
US /ˈspitʃ ˌpætərnz/
The special ways a person puts words together when they talk.
The teacher noticed that the new student had different speech patterns from the other kids.
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2. The repeated sounds or rhythms in a poem or song.
The poem's speech patterns made it fun to read aloud.
3. The usual way a group of people talk together.
Scientists studied the speech patterns of people from that island.
4. The way a character in a story talks, which helps you know who is speaking.
The author gave each character different speech patterns so readers could tell them apart.