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speaking vs public debate

public debate vs speaking

speaking and public debate both are nouns.

speaking is an adjective but public debate is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
speaking Yes Yes No No
public debate Yes No No No
As nouns, public debate is a hyponym of speaking; that is, public debate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speaking:
  • speaking: delivering an address to a public audience
  • public debate: the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
Other hyponyms of speaking include reading, recital, recitation, debate, disputation.
speaking (noun) public debate (noun)
delivering an address to a public audience the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
the utterance of intelligible speech
speaking (adjective) public debate (adjective)
capable of or involving speech or speaking
capable of speech
Difference between speaking and public debate

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