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oration

ora·tion

UK/ɒˈɹeɪʃən/ US/ɔɹˈeɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

an instance of oratory

  • “he delivered an oration on the decline of family values”

Origin

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

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