address (n)
speech#1 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
examples he listened to an address on minor Roman poets
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Hypernym speech act
Derivationally related form speech → speak
Derivationally related form speech → speechify
Derivationally related form address → address
Part meronym body; introduction; conclusion, end, close, closing, ending
Hyponym allocution; colloquium; dithyramb; impromptu; inaugural address, inaugural; lecture, public lecture, talk; litany; oratory; public speaking, speechmaking, speaking, oral presentation; sermon, discourse, preaching
Instance Hyponym Gettysburg Address
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Part holonym body; introduction; conclusion, end, close, closing, ending
Hyponym speech act
Hypernym allocution; colloquium; dithyramb; impromptu; inaugural address, inaugural; lecture, public lecture, talk; litany; oratory; public speaking, speechmaking, speaking, oral presentation; sermon, discourse, preaching
Instance Hypernym Gettysburg Address
Derivationally related form speak → speech
Derivationally related form address → address
Derivationally related form speechify → speech

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