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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•rac•u•lar (ô rak′yə lər, ō rak′-),USA pronunciation adj. - of the nature of, resembling, or suggesting an oracle:an oracular response.
- giving forth utterances or decisions as if by special inspiration or authority.
- uttered or delivered as if divinely inspired or infallible; sententious.
- ambiguous;
obscure. - portentous;
ominous.
- Latin ōrācul(um) oracle + -ar1
- 1625–35
o•rac′u•lar•ly, adv. o•rac•u•lar•i•ty (ô rak′yə lar′i tē, ō rak′-),USA pronunciation o•rac′u•lar•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged prophetic.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged authoritative, dogmatic.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged equivocal.
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