| Oration (oration) |
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| O*ra"tion |
| [L. oratio, fr.
orare to speak, utter, pray. See Oral, Orison.] |
An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an
important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a
discourse having reference to some special occasion, as a funeral, an
anniversary, a celebration, or the like; -- distinguished from an
argument in court, a popular harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.; as,
Webster's oration at Bunker Hill.
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| Oration (oration) |
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| v. i. | |
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| O*ra"tion |
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