speech act speech • speech area · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · speech act · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 10 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the use of language to perform some act. Synonyms: speech act. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 p latin small letter p U+0070 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074