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Meaning of 'oration' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Oration [ n.]
- An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a discourse having reference to some special occasion, as a funeral, an anniversary, a celebration, or the like; -- distinguished from an argument in court, a popular harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.; as, Webster's oration at Bunker Hill.
2 . Oration [ v. i.]
- To deliver an oration.

Meaning of 'oration' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . oration [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an instance of oratory
Example in sentence:
  • he delivered an oration on the decline of family values

Nearby Words:

ora orabassu orach orache oracle oracled oracling oracular oraculous oragious

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