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speaking 
1  n-uncount Speaking is the activity of giving speeches and talks. 
oft supp N 
His work schedule still includes speaking engagements and other public appearances.  
2 You can say `speaking as a parent' or `speaking as a teacher', for example, to indicate that the opinion you are giving is based on your experience as a parent or as a teacher. 
♦ speaking as sth  prep-phrase 
Well, speaking as a journalist I'm dismayed by the amount of pressure there is for pictures of combat.  
3 You can say speaking of something that has just been mentioned as a way of introducing a new topic which has some connection with that thing. 
♦ speaking of sth  prep-phrase  (=talking of) 
There's plenty of time to drop hints for Christmas presents! And speaking of presents, we have 100 exclusive fragrance collections to give away.  
4 You use speaking in expressions such as generally speaking and technically speaking to indicate which things or which particular aspect of something you are talking about. 
♦ generally speaking/roughly speaking/etc  phrase PHR with cl 
Generally speaking there was no resistance to the idea..., Politically speaking, do you think that these moves have been effective?  



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