noun
Meaning 1
The delivery of speeches
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
speechmaking
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noun
Meaning 2
delivering an address to a public audience
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: public speaking, speaking, oral presentation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: address, speech
Narrower terms: recitation, recital, reading, debate, disputation, public debate
History
Etymology
From speech + making.