/ ˈɔːrəsi; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( formal ) the ability to express yourself well in speech
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WORD ORIGIN
1960s: from Latin os , or- mouth, on the pattern of literacy .
/ ˈɔːrəsi; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( formal ) the ability to express yourself well in speech
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WORD ORIGIN
1960s: from Latin os , or- mouth, on the pattern of literacy .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005