screed
noun/skriːd/
Frequency rank: #19,473 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a long, tedious speech or piece of writing, often expressing strong opinions.
Example sentence
The politician delivered a long screed that lasted nearly two hours, exhausting everyone in the room.
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