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oration
- /ɒˈɹeɪʃən/ UK
- /ɔɹˈeɪʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin ōrātiō, ōrātiōnem, from ōrō (“to orate”) + -tiō (“action (nominalizer)”). Cognate with and doublet of orison.
noun orations
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A formal, often ceremonial speech.
a funeral oration; an impassioned oration; to make / deliver / pronounce an oration
Similar: eulogy, homily, sermon, address, discourse, harangue, lecture
- A lengthy speech or argument in a private setting. My Landlord was likewiſe beginning his Oration to Jones, but was preſently interrupted by that generous Youth, who ſhook him heartily by the Hand; and aſſured him of entire Forgiveneſs […]
- A specific form of short, solemn prayer said by the president of the liturgical celebration on behalf of the people.
verb orations · orationing · orationed
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To deliver an oration; to speak.
1633, John Donne (attributed translator), The Auncient History of the Septuagint. Written in Greeke, by Aristeus 1900. yeares since, London, p. 80, cited in Henry Todd, A Dictionary of the English Language, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818, Volume 3,
They gave answers with great s
Similar: hold forth, orate, sermonize, speechify
Translations
Talk about this word "oration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/oration. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. oration. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/oration "oration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/oration.Cite this
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