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Definition of oration noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

oration

noun
 
/ɔːˈreɪʃn/
 
/ɔːˈreɪʃn/
(formal)
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  1. a formal speech made on a public occasion, especially as part of a ceremony
    • a funeral oration
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryOration is used after these nouns:
    • funeral
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    Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a prayer): from Latin oratio(n-) ‘discourse, prayer’, from orare ‘speak, pray’.
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