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Pronunciation / Transliteration: discours d'ouverture
"Elle a prononcé le discours d'ouverture de la conférence."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A keynote address or speech, especially one that sets out the underlying theme of a conference.
"The industry leader delivered an inspiring keynote on the future of artificial intelligence."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the 19th century, originally referring to the foundational musical note that determines the key of a composition, later extended metaphorically to speeches establishing the primary theme of a conference.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "keynote" is said worldwide
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discours d'ouverture
Transliteration: discours d'ouverture
"Elle a prononcé le discours d'ouverture de la conférence."
Hauptvortrag
Transliteration: Hauptvortrag
"Der Hauptvortrag handelte von erneuerbaren Energien."
discorso programmatico
Transliteration: discorso programmatico
"Il discorso programmatico ha aperto la conferenza annuale."
discurso de apertura
Transliteration: discurso de apertura
"El director general dio el discurso de apertura."
palestra principal
Transliteration: palestra principal
"A palestra principal foi transmitida ao vivo para todo o mundo."
मुख्य भाषण
Transliteration: mukhya bhashan
"उन्होंने सम्मेलन में एक मुख्य भाषण दिया।"
主题演讲
Transliteration: zhǔtí yǎnjiǎng
"首席执行官发表了精彩的主题演讲。"
기조연설
Transliteration: gijoyeonseol
"그는 이번 학술대회에서 기조연설을 맡았다."
基調講演
Transliteration: kijō kōen
"社長がテクノロジーサミットで基調講演を行った。"
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