† roarationn.

Forms: 1600s roration, 1600s–1800s roaration.

Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: roar n.¹, oration n.

Etymology: Humorous blend of roar n.¹ and oration n.

Obsolete.

In humorous use (with play on oration n.): a roaring discourse; a loud or emphatic oration.

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1617 S. Purchas Pilgrimage (ed. 3) 599 Such Orations (roarations ye may call them).

a1633 A. Munday John a Kent f. 5 The Lordes we[re so] pontiffically pleased with your roration.

1756 W. Guthrie tr. Quintilian Inst. Eloquence II. 51 It is a poor Way some have of coining Words, by changing, adding, or taking away Letters. Thus, Roaration for an Oration, which had in it a good deal of Bombast.

1840 H. Mann Let. 30 Mar. in M. Mann Life Horace Mann (1904) 125 Yesterday attended a meeting in the Capitol, and heard a roaration.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	roaration
释义	† roarationn. Forms: 1600s roration, 1600s–1800s roaration. Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: roar n.¹, oration n. Etymology: Humorous blend of roar n.¹ and oration n. Obsolete. In humorous use (with play on oration n.): a roaring discourse; a loud or emphatic oration. ΚΠ 1617 S. Purchas Pilgrimage (ed. 3) 599 Such Orations (roarations ye may call them). a1633 A. Munday John a Kent f. 5 The Lordes we[re so] pontiffically pleased with your roration. 1756 W. Guthrie tr. Quintilian Inst. Eloquence II. 51 It is a poor Way some have of coining Words, by changing, adding, or taking away Letters. Thus, Roaration for an Oration, which had in it a good deal of Bombast. 1840 H. Mann Let. 30 Mar. in M. Mann Life Horace Mann (1904) 125 Yesterday attended a meeting in the Capitol, and heard a roaration. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1617
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