speechlike

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adjective

Resembling natural human speech

“a speechlike frequency”

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English speech →
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Meanings

adjectivespeechlike (comparative more speechlike, superlative most speechlike)

comparative more speechlike · superlative most speechlike

  1. Resembling natural human speech

    a speechlike frequency

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*sprākī
  2. Proto-West Germanic*sprāku
  3. Old Englishsprǣċ
  4. Old Englishspǣċ
  5. Middle Englishspeche
  6. Englishspeech
  7. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  8. Proto-Germanic*līką
  9. Englishspeechlike

From speech + -like.

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APA

speechlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speechlike

MLA

“speechlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speechlike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “speechlike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speechlike.

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