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allocution vs speech

speech vs allocution

allocution and speech both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
allocution Yes No No No
speech Yes No No No
As nouns, speech is a hypernym of allocution; that is, speech is a word with a broader meaning than allocution:
  • allocution: (rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts
  • speech: the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
Other hypernyms of allocution include address.
allocution (noun) speech (noun)
(rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
(language) communication by word of mouth
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
words making up the dialogue of a play
a lengthy rebuke
the exchange of spoken words
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
something spoken
Difference between allocution and speech

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