speech act
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the use of language to perform some act
Types & categories
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | human action |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | congratulation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | slander |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | proposal |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | agreement |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | citation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | disagreement |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | offer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | asking |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reply |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | description |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | affirmation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | denial |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rejection |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | objection |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | making known |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | revelation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | promise |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | jactitation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | naming |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | challenge |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | explanation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | denunciation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | speech |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | resignation |