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English adjective: speaking | |||
| 1. | speaking capable of or involving speech or speaking | ||
| Samples | Human beings--the speaking animals. A speaking part in the play. | ||
| Similar | tongued | ||
| Antonyms | nonspeaking, walk-on | ||
English noun: speaking | |||
| 1. | speaking (communication) the utterance of intelligible speech | ||
| Synonyms | speech production | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | utterance, vocalization | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | speech, susurration, voicelessness, whisper, whispering | ||
| 2. | speaking (communication) delivering an address to a public audience | ||
| Samples | People came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking. | ||
| Synonyms | oral presentation, public speaking, speechmaking | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | address, speech | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | debate, disputation, public debate, reading, recital, recitation | ||
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