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Speaking vs Russophone - What's the difference?

speaking | russophone |

As adjectives the difference between speaking and russophone

is that speaking is used in speaking while russophone is russophone.

As nouns the difference between speaking and russophone

is that speaking is one's ability to communicate vocally in a given language while russophone is russophone.

As a verb speaking

is .

speaking

Adjective

(-)
  • Used in speaking.
  • one's normal speaking voice
  • Expressive; eloquent.
  • The sight was more speaking than any speech could be.
  • Involving speaking.
  • It was her first speaking part: she screamed.
  • Having the ability of speech.
  • speaking parrot''; ''speaking clock
  • # (in compounds) Having competence in a language.
  • the English-speaking gentleman gave us directions; I travel in Russian-speaking countries; the French-speaking world listened in to the broadcast
  • Antonyms

    * (expressive) unspeaking * (involving speaking) nonspeaking

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One's ability to communicate vocally in a given language.
  • :I can read and understand mosts texts in German, but my speaking is awful.
  • The act of communicating vocally.
  • * 2011 , Jimmie W. Greene, ?Samuel D. Perry, Bridge Builder (page 50)
  • Sometimes, a brawl would erupt, as a result, but, in general, public speakings were peaceful events and essential ingredients for election to office.
  • An oral recitation of e.g. a story.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Statistics

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    russophone

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Russian-speaking.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who speaks Russian.