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recitation vs speaking

speaking vs recitation

recitation and speaking both are nouns.

recitation is not an adjective while speaking is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recitation Yes No No No
speaking Yes Yes No No
As nouns, speaking is a hypernym of recitation; that is, speaking is a word with a broader meaning than recitation:
  • recitation: a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
  • speaking: delivering an address to a public audience
Other hypernyms of recitation include oral presentation, public speaking, speechmaking.
recitation (noun) speaking (noun)
systematic training by multiple repetitions delivering an address to a public audience
a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study the utterance of intelligible speech
a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
written matter that is recited from memory
recitation (adjective) speaking (adjective)
capable of or involving speech or speaking
capable of speech
Difference between recitation and speaking

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