/ əˈrækjələ(r); NAmE / adjective
( formal or humorous ) of or like an oracle ; with a hidden meaning
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin oraculum (from orare speak) + -ar .
/ əˈrækjələ(r); NAmE / adjective
( formal or humorous ) of or like an oracle ; with a hidden meaning
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin oraculum (from orare speak) + -ar .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005