Cryptic crossword clue
Lectures bearing fruit for speaker 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SPEECHES

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What does SPEECHES mean?

SPEECHES noun
  1. The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the ability to speak or to use vocalizations to communicate.
  2. A session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.
  3. A style of speaking.
  4. (grammar) Speech reported in writing; see direct speech, reported speech
  5. A dialect or language.
  6. Talk; mention; rumour.
SPEECHES verb
  1. To make a speech; to harangue.

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