Meaning

3 senses

  1. A formal, often ceremonial speech.

    a funeral oration; an impassioned oration; to make / deliver / pronounce an oration

    Ansprache, Rede

  2. (humorous)A lengthy speech or argument in a private setting.

  3. A specific form of short, solemn prayer said by the president of the liturgical celebration on behalf of the people.

More definitions
  • an instance of oratory

Examples

1 sentences

  1. His great oration was like pearls before swine.

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Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
formal speech:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin ōrātiō, ōrātiōnem, from ōrō (“to orate”) + -tiō (“action (nominalizer)

Borrowed from Latin ōrātiō, ōrātiōnem, from ōrō (“to orate”) + -tiō (“action (nominalizer)”). Cognate with and doublet of orison.

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Forms

plural: orations
Singularoration
Pluralorations

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
formal speech:addressA1discourseC1lectureB1eulogyhomilysermonharangue
lengthy speech in a private setting:spiel

Word family

7 related words
RelatedoratorB2orateoratoryoratrixorisonperoration
Derivedorational

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
orangeA1orangutanoratorB2oratoryorb

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