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单词 oratorio
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
or•a•to•ri•o /ˌɔrəˈtɔriˌoʊ, ˌɑr-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -ri•os. 
  1. Music and Dancea long musical work usually based upon a religious idea, for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
or•a•to•ri•o  (ôr′ə tôrē ō′, -tōr-, or′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ri•os. 
  1. Music and Dancean extended musical composition with a text more or less dramatic in character and usually based upon a religious theme, for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, and performed without action, costume, or scenery.
  • Late Latin ōrātōrium oratory2; so named from the musical services in the church of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in Rome
  • Italian: small chapel
  • 1625–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
oratorio /ˌɒrəˈtɔːrɪəʊ/ n ( pl -rios)
  1. a dramatic but unstaged musical composition for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, based on a religious theme
Etymology: 18th Century: from Italian, literally: oratory², referring to the Church of the Oratory at Rome where musical services were held
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