noun
an annual day in the schools when speeches are made and prizes are distributed
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑day
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noun : the last day of the school year devoted to prize-giving and oral exercises at some British public schools
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speech day noun
In some schools, the public day at the close of a school year, or on which prizes won during the previous year are presented
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Main Entry: ↑speech
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a formal occasion at a school when students get prizes and people make speeches
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speech day,
the periodical examination day of an English public school.
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noun, pl ⋯ days [count]
Brit : an event held once a year in some British schools at which prizes are awarded to students and speeches are given
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an event held once a year in some British schools at which there are speeches and prizes
Useful english dictionary. 2012.