public addressn.

Brit.

/ˌpʌblɪk əˈdrɛs/, U.S.

/ˌpəblɪk əˈdrɛs/,

/ˌpəblɪk ˈæˌdrɛs/

Forms: see public adj. and address n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: public adj., address n.

Etymology: < public adj. + address n.

A speech or other communication made in public or to a large group of people; (also) the use of equipment for addressing a large group of people.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [noun] > a speech

speakingc1275

cry1303

orisona1382

sermonc1385

exhortationc1450

oration?1504

prepositiona1513

declamation1523

concion1541

speak1567

set speech1573

speech1583

hortative1612

allocution1615

public addressa1639

address1643

presentation1714

speechification1809

speechment1826

a1639 H. Wotton Parallel betweene Earle of Essex & Duke of Buckingham (1641) 5 Sir Robert Cecill who (as Secretary of State) did dispose the publicke addresses, had prompter and safer conveyance.

1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine 382 Princes (besides their set, solemn, and publick addresses to God by prayer) must have their secret recourses unto him.

1702 Marquis of Normanby Misc. Prose & Verse Ep. Ded. sig. A 2^v This Consideration, My Lord, has given me Assurance to make this public Address to your Grace.

1847 H. E. Lloyd & B. G. Babington tr. E. von Feuchtersleben Princ. Med. Psychol. 65 A public address to the psychopathic physicians of Germany.

1924 Amer. Mercury Dec. 412/2 From a public address at the capital of coca-cola and the Invisible Empire by Prof. Wesley Peacock.

1992 RS Components: Electronic & Electr. Products July–Oct. 977/2 (caption) This speaker system..offers all the features required for professional public address, paging systems and background music use.

Compounds

attributive. Designating equipment used to project speech or music to an audience, esp. in a large building or at an outdoor gathering (abbreviated P.A.); esp. in public address equipment, public address system.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > sound magnification or reproduction > [noun] > public address system

public address system1917

Tannoy1928

squawk box1945

1917 East St Louis (Illinois) Jrnl. 5 Aug. 10/6 (advt.) Public address system for sale, cheap.

1925 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 1 Feb. m6/2 In the apartment house project, the Public Address equipment provides sufficient amplification.

1950 Engineering 24 Nov. 392/2 Public-address equipment using magnetic tapes for announcing and recording..has been installed.

1978 R. V. Jones Most Secret War xxi. 176 The effect would be rather like that which occurs in public address systems where the noise from the loudspeakers impinges on the original microphone.

1991 Amer. Square Dance July 17/1 Public address equipment with its turntables and speakers is heavy to handle.

1994 Amer. Spectator Sept. 18/2 A second-tier National Security Council official..has commandeered the public address microphone and is ‘briefing’ the captive audience.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	public address
释义	public addressn. Brit. /ˌpʌblɪk əˈdrɛs/, U.S. /ˌpəblɪk əˈdrɛs/, /ˌpəblɪk ˈæˌdrɛs/ Forms: see public adj. and address n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: public adj., address n. Etymology: < public adj. + address n. A speech or other communication made in public or to a large group of people; (also) the use of equipment for addressing a large group of people. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [noun] > a speech speakingc1275 cry1303 orisona1382 sermonc1385 exhortationc1450 oration?1504 prepositiona1513 declamation1523 concion1541 speak1567 set speech1573 speech1583 hortative1612 allocution1615 public addressa1639 address1643 presentation1714 speechification1809 speechment1826 a1639 H. Wotton Parallel betweene Earle of Essex & Duke of Buckingham (1641) 5 Sir Robert Cecill who (as Secretary of State) did dispose the publicke addresses, had prompter and safer conveyance. 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine 382 Princes (besides their set, solemn, and publick addresses to God by prayer) must have their secret recourses unto him. 1702 Marquis of Normanby Misc. Prose & Verse Ep. Ded. sig. A 2^v This Consideration, My Lord, has given me Assurance to make this public Address to your Grace. 1847 H. E. Lloyd & B. G. Babington tr. E. von Feuchtersleben Princ. Med. Psychol. 65 A public address to the psychopathic physicians of Germany. 1924 Amer. Mercury Dec. 412/2 From a public address at the capital of coca-cola and the Invisible Empire by Prof. Wesley Peacock. 1992 RS Components: Electronic & Electr. Products July–Oct. 977/2 (caption) This speaker system..offers all the features required for professional public address, paging systems and background music use. Compounds attributive. Designating equipment used to project speech or music to an audience, esp. in a large building or at an outdoor gathering (abbreviated P.A.); esp. in public address equipment, public address system. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > sound magnification or reproduction > [noun] > public address system public address system1917 Tannoy1928 squawk box1945 1917 East St Louis (Illinois) Jrnl. 5 Aug. 10/6 (advt.) Public address system for sale, cheap. 1925 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 1 Feb. m6/2 In the apartment house project, the Public Address equipment provides sufficient amplification. 1950 Engineering 24 Nov. 392/2 Public-address equipment using magnetic tapes for announcing and recording..has been installed. 1978 R. V. Jones Most Secret War xxi. 176 The effect would be rather like that which occurs in public address systems where the noise from the loudspeakers impinges on the original microphone. 1991 Amer. Square Dance July 17/1 Public address equipment with its turntables and speakers is heavy to handle. 1994 Amer. Spectator Sept. 18/2 A second-tier National Security Council official..has commandeered the public address microphone and is ‘briefing’ the captive audience. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1639
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