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reading vs declamation

declamation vs reading

reading and declamation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reading Yes No No No
declamation Yes No No No
As nouns, declamation is a hyponym of reading; that is, declamation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reading:
  • reading: a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
  • declamation: recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric
Other hyponyms of reading include capitula.
reading (noun) declamation (noun)
the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments vehement oratory
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
written material intended to be read
a particular interpretation or performance
a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
Difference between reading and declamation

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