oration

n.

1. A formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion.
2. A speech delivered in a high-flown or pompous manner.

[Middle English oracion, prayer, from Late Latin ōrātiō, ōrātiōn-, from Latin, discourse, from ōrātus, past participle of ōrāre, to speak.]

noun

A usually formal oral communication to an audience: address, allocution, declamation, lecture, prelection, speech, talk. See words.

n

Definition: speech
Antonyms: print, writing

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Formal speaking intended to motivate the listeners to some action or feeling. Such public speaking was much more common before the development of timely printed communication such as newspapers. Famous examples of oration include Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - (højtidelig) tale

Nederlands (Dutch)
oratie, rede(voering)

Français (French)
n. - harangue (sout)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rede

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αγόρευση, δημηγορία, ρητορεία, λόγος

Italiano (Italian)
orazione, perorazione, discorso, arringa, orazione funebre

Português (Portuguese)
n. - oração (f), discurso (m)

Русский (Russian)
речь

Español (Spanish)
n. - oración, discurso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - högtidligt tal

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
演说, 叙述法, 致辞

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 演說, 敘述法, 致辭

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 연설, 웅변대회, 화법

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 演説, 式辞, 話法

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خطبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נאום‬

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