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oratorio

ora·to·rio

UK/ɔɹə'to:ɹeoʋ/ US/ˌɑrʌˈtɔrioʊ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text

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Origin

Borrowed from Italian oratorio (“oratorical”), from Latin ōrātōrius. Doublet of oratory.

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