harangue /hur`āng/
…noun: 1. A long, high-flown speech. 2. A poignant speech or a piece of writing.
…transitive verb: To acknowledge in a harangue or give a harangue to.
…intransitive verb: To give a harangue.
[fr. Scottish English fr. Old French fr. Old Italian fr. Gothic fr. Proto-Germanic, cf. English hamper, hanaper]
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…noun: haranguer