| 释义 | View usage for: (əreɪʃən,  US ɔːr-) Word forms: plural orationscountable nounAn oration is a formal speech made in public.[formal]  ...a brief funeral oration. Synonyms: speech, talk, address, lecture More Synonyms of orationoration in British English (ɔːˈreɪʃən) noun1. a formal public declaration or speech 2. any rhetorical, lengthy, or pompous speech 3. an academic exercise or contest in public speakingWord origin C14: from Latin ōrātiō  speech, harangue, from ōrāre  to plead, prayoration in American English (oʊˈreɪʃən; ɔˈreɪʃən)   noun  a formal public speech, esp. one given at a ceremony  SIMILAR WORDS:   speech Word origin ME oracion  < L oratio  < orare,  to speak < IE base *ōr-,  to speak, call > Gr ara,  prayerI do believe I was embarking on something resembling an oration there.None for me, thanks," said Peter before Withington could get started on another oration.Once again its ringing sounded through the room, coming, fortuitously, in the middle of a dramatic pause in the oration.He must have written that oration he gave we just heard, and then got it dubbed in on the tape.Examples of 'oration' in a sentenceorationSeehomilyDefinition a formal or ceremonial public speech a brief funeral orationoralorangeorateorationoratororatoricaloratory
Additional synonymsDefinition a formal written or oral examination of a subject She launched into an authoritative disquisition.Synonyms lecture,  discourse,  exposition,  dissertation,  paper,  essay,  thesis, treatiseDefinition a forceful or angry speech a political harangueSynonyms rant,  address,  speech,  lecture,  tirade,  polemic,  broadside,  diatribe,  homily,  exhortation,  oration,  spiel (informal),  declamation, philippicDefinition a moralizing talk or piece of writing a receptive audience for his homily on moral valuesSynonyms sermon,  talk,  address,  speech,  lecture,  preaching,  discourse,  oration,  declamation,  preachmentDefinition a talk on a particular subject delivered to an audience In his lecture he covered an enormous variety of topics.Synonyms talk,  address,  speech,  lesson,  instruction,  presentation,  discourse,  sermon,  exposition,  harangue,  oration,  disquisition,  webinarDefinition  a prepared speech made to persuade someone to buy or do something She had been hearing this kind of spiel for thirty years now.Synonyms patter,  speech,  pitch,  recital,  harangue,  sales talk,  sales patterDefinition a speech or lecture The guide gave us a brief talk on the history of the site.Synonyms speech,  lecture,  presentation,  report,  address,  seminar,  discourse,  sermon,  symposium,  dissertation,  harangue,  oration,  disquisition,  whaikorero (New Zealand) |