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speak
English
Etymology
en language :bf Newspeak<id:Orwell> 1
Probably originally from en Newspeak, coined by George Orwell in his book Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Pronunciation
spēk′
en /-ˌspiːk/ RP,AuE,NZE,InE
en /-ˌspik/ GenAm,CanE,ScE
en iːk 1
en speak
en -speak
Suffix
-
en manner of speech Indicates a manner of speech or writing typical of or characterized by the root term.
en -ese
en 2026-01-26 Amy Hawkins w:The Guardian Fate of China’s top general more likely to do with power struggle than corruption https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/26/china-top-general-zhang-youxia-power-struggle-corruption But on Saturday, China’s defence ministry announced that Zhang and Liu Zhenli, another CMC member, were under investigation for “suspected serious violations of discipline and law”, party-speak for corruption. https://archive.ph/vev29 2026-01-26
Derived terms
en
References
speak
Anagrams
en aekps peaks Pasek Paske Peaks Paeks Akpes Spake sapek kapes pesak spake