observance vs potlatch

potlatch vs observance

observance and potlatch both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
observance	Yes	No	No	No
potlatch	Yes	No	No	No

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

observance: a formal event performed on a special occasion
potlatch: a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)

Other hyponyms of observance include circumstance, funeral, obsequy, hymeneals, nuptials, wedding, wedding ceremony, pageant, pageantry, dedication, opening, commemoration, memorialisation, memorialization, military ceremony, induction, initiation, installation, exercise, fire walking, formalities, formality, Maundy, adiaphoron.

observance (noun)	potlatch (noun)
the act of observing; taking a patient look	a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
the act of noticing or paying attention
a formal event performed on a special occasion

Difference between observance and potlatch

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