oration

Pronunciation: /ɔɹˈeɪʃən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an instance of oratory

Etymology

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

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Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
oratory
Narrower (hyponyms)
peroration

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