"public speaking" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: public speakings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} public speaking (usually uncountable, plural public speakings)
  1. act of speaking to a group of people in a structured manner Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (speaking to a group of people in a structured manner): 演講 /演讲 (yǎnjiǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), 講演 /讲演 (jiǎngyǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), puheen pitäminen (Finnish), puhuminen (Finnish), სიტყვით გამოსვლა (siṭq̇vit gamosvla) (Georgian), მოხსენებით გამოსვლა (moxsenebit gamosvla) (Georgian), საჯარო გამოსვლა (saǯaro gamosvla) (Georgian), wicara publik (Indonesian), óráidíocht [feminine] (Irish), óráidíocht phoiblí [feminine] (Irish), pidato umum (Malay), പ്രസംഗം (prasaṅgaṁ) (Malayalam)
    Sense id: en-public_speaking-en-noun-cX9L847n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of 'speaking to a group of people in a structured manner': 88 12
  2. oratory (art of public speaking) Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-public_speaking-en-noun-HM4Zc4iS

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "speaking to a group of people in a structured manner",
      "word": "wicara publik"
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      "sense": "speaking to a group of people in a structured manner",
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      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "speaking to a group of people in a structured manner",
      "word": "pidato umum"
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      "lang": "Malayalam",
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