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diplomat-speak

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • dĭp′lə-măt-spēk′
  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdɪp.lə.mætˌspiːk/
  • Australian, Canada: /ˈdɪp.lə.mætˌspik/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈdəp.lə.mɛtˌspiːk/
  • Scotland: /ˈdɪp.lə.matˌspik/
  • India: /ˈɖip.lo.mæʈˌspiːk/
  • rhymes with -ɪpləmætspiːk

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noun

Meaning 1

A manner of speech or writing, typical of or characterised by a diplomat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:diplomat-speak.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From diplomat + -speak.