Definition of oration Oration
/ɔɹejˈʃʌn/ - [oreyshun] - o•ra•tion
We found 7 definitions of oration from 5 different sources.
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What does oration mean?
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NounPlural: orations |
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| oration - an instance of oratory; "he delivered an oration on the decline of family values" | ||
| oratory addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous); "he loved the sound of his own oratory" | ||
| peroration (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration" | ||
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- oration (Noun)
A formal ceremonial speech. - oration (Verb)
To deliver an oration; to speak.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- oration (n.)
An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a discourse having reference to some special occasion, as a funeral, an anniversary, a celebration, or the like; -- distinguished from an argument in court, a popular harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.; as, Webster's oration at Bunker Hill. - oration (v. i.)
To deliver an oration.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ō-rā′shun, n. a public speech of a formal character: an eloquent speech.—n. Oratiun′cle, a brief speech. [Fr.,—L. oratio—orāre, to pray.]
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🔤- oration, noun, singular of orations.
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