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Meaning of 'oratory' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Oratory [ n.]
- A place of orisons, or prayer; especially, a chapel or small room set apart for private devotions.
- The art of an orator; the art of public speaking in an eloquent or effective manner; the exercise of rhetorical skill in oral discourse; eloquence.

Meaning of 'oratory' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . oratory [ n]
Meaning (1):
- addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)
Example in sentence:
  • he loved the sound of his own oratory

Nearby Words:

ora orabassu orach orache oracle oracled oracling oracular oraculous oragious

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