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jactitation vs speech act

speech act vs jactitation

jactitation and speech act both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
jactitation Yes No No No
speech act Yes No No No
As nouns, speech act is a hypernym of jactitation; that is, speech act is a word with a broader meaning than jactitation:
  • jactitation: speaking of yourself in superlatives
  • speech act: the use of language to perform some act
jactitation (noun) speech act (noun)
(pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness the use of language to perform some act
speaking of yourself in superlatives
(law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
Difference between jactitation and speech act

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