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(ô-rā'shən, ō-rā'-) pronunciation
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.]


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noun

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


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Definition: speech
Antonyms: print, writing

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For a list of words related to oration, see:
  • Rhetoric and Figures of Speech - oration: formal speech intended to persuade; in classical rhetoric, a speech divided into seven parts: exordium, narration, exposition, proposition, confirmation, confutation, and epilogue


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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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