address vs oratory

oratory vs address

address and oratory both are nouns.

address is a verb but oratory is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
address	Yes	No	Yes	No
oratory	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, oratory is a hyponym of address; that is, oratory is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than address:

address: the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
oratory: addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)

Other hyponyms of address include allocution, colloquium, dithyramb, impromptu, inaugural, inaugural address, lecture, public lecture, talk, litany, oral presentation, public speaking, speaking, speechmaking, discourse, preaching, sermon.

address (noun)	oratory (noun)
the ability to do or say what is appropriate for the occasion	addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)
the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described
written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
the manner of speaking to another individual
(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with

address (verb)	oratory (verb)
adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting
speak to
speak to someone
give a speech to
put an address on (an envelope)
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
direct a question at someone
address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question
access or locate by address
greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name

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