public speaking vs recitation

public speaking and recitation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
public speaking	Yes	No	No	No
recitation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, recitation is a hyponym of public speaking; that is, recitation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than public speaking:

public speaking: delivering an address to a public audience
recitation: a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance

Other hyponyms of public speaking include reading, recital, debate, disputation, public debate.

public speaking (noun)	recitation (noun)
delivering an address to a public audience	systematic training by multiple repetitions
	a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study
	a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
	written matter that is recited from memory

public speaking vs recitation

public speaking and recitation both are nouns.

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