GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Gettysburg Address mean? • GETTYSBURG ADDRESS (noun)
The noun GETTYSBURG ADDRESS has 1 sense:
1. a three-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg (November 19, 1863)
Familiarity information: GETTYSBURG ADDRESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GETTYSBURG ADDRESS (noun)
Meaning:
A three-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg (November 19, 1863)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Instance hypernyms:
address; speech (the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience)
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