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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPublic Speech
/ˈpʌb.lɪk spiːch/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A speech delivered to an audience with the intent to inform, persuade, or entertain.
"The mayor's public speech addressed the community's concerns about safety." - 2
An act of speaking to a group of people in a structured manner.
"She practiced her public speech for weeks before the conference."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'public speech' combines 'public', derived from the Latin 'publicus', meaning 'of the people', and 'speech', from Old English 'specan', meaning 'to speak'. The phrase evolved to denote formal discourse delivered to an audience, reflecting the importance of communication in civic life since ancient times.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Public Speech" is said worldwide
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Discours public
Transliteration: dis-kur pub-leek
"Le discours public du président a été très inspirant."
Öffentliche Rede
Transliteration: oeffentliche rede
"Die öffentliche Rede des Bürgermeisters war sehr informativ."
Discorso pubblico
Transliteration: dis-cor-so pub-bli-co
"Il discorso pubblico del sindaco ha affrontato molte questioni importanti."
Discurso público
Transliteration: dis-kur-so pub-li-ko
"El discurso público del presidente fue muy emotivo."
Discurso público
Transliteration: dis-kur-so pub-li-ko
"O discurso público do prefeito foi bem recebido."
सार्वजनिक भाषण
Transliteration: saarvajanik bhaashan
"महापौर का सार्वजनिक भाषण बहुत प्रेरणादायक था।"
公共演讲
Transliteration: gōnggòng yǎnjiǎng
"市长的公共演讲引起了广泛关注。"
공식 연설
Transliteration: gong-sik yeon-seol
"시장의 공식 연설은 많은 사람들의 관심을 끌었습니다."
公演
Transliteration: kōen
"市長の公演は非常に感動的でした。"
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