ORATION


Meaning of ORATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈrā-shən, ȯ- ]

noun

Etymology: Latin oration-, oratio speech, oration, from orare to plead, speak, pray; akin to Hittite ariya- to consult an oracle and perhaps to Greek ara prayer

Date: 1502

: an elaborate discourse delivered in a formal and dignified manner

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