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• Orating

  [aw-reyt, oh-reyt, awr-eyt, ohr-eyt] /ɔˈreɪt, oʊˈreɪt, ˈɔr eɪt, ˈoʊr eɪt/ verb (used with or without object), orated, orating. 1. to deliver an ; speak pompously; declaim. /ɔːˈreɪt/ verb (intransitive) 1. to make or give an oration 2. to speak pompously and lengthily v. c.1600, “to pray, to plead,” from Latin oratus, past participle of orare […]

• Oration

  [aw-rey-shuh n, oh-rey-] /ɔˈreɪ ʃən, oʊˈreɪ-/ noun 1. a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises. 2. a public speech characterized by a studied or elevated style, diction, or delivery. /ɔːˈreɪʃən/ noun 1. a formal public declaration or speech 2. any […]

• Orator

  [awr-uh-ter, or-] /ˈɔr ə tər, ˈɒr-/ noun 1. a person who delivers an ; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence: Demosthenes was one of the great orators of ancient Greece. 2. Law. a plaintiff in a case in a court of equity. /ˈɒrətə/ noun 1. a public speaker, esp one versed in rhetoric […]

• Oratorian

  [awr-uh-tawr-ee-uh n, -tohr-, or-] /ˌɔr əˈtɔr i ən, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌɒr-/ Roman Catholic Church noun 1. a member of an Oratory. adjective 2. of or relating to the Oratorians. /ˌɒrəˈtɔːrɪən/ noun 1. a member of the religious congregation of the Oratory

• Oratorical

  [awr-uh-tawr-i-kuh l, or-uh-tor-] /ˌɔr əˈtɔr ɪ kəl, ˌɒr əˈtɒr-/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of an or : His oratorical prowess has led to political success. 2. given to : an oratorical speaker. adj. 1580s, from orator or oratory + -ical, or else from Latin oratorius (see oratory (n.1)). Related: Oratorical; oratorically.

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