oration

o·ra·tion  (ô-rshn, -r-)

n.

1. A formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion.

2. A speech delivered in a high-flown or pompous manner.

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[Middle English oracion, prayer, from Late Latin rti, rtin-, from Latin, discourse, from rtus, past participle of rre, to speak.]

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oration

Noun

a formal or ceremonial public speech [Latin oratio]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

oration - an instance of oratory; "he delivered an oration on the decline of family values" peroration - (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration" oratory - addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous); "he loved the sound of his own oratory" peroration - a flowery and highly rhetorical oration

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oration

noun speech, talk, address, lecture, discourse, harangue, homily, spiel (informal) disquisition, declamation, whaikorero N.Z.

Translations

oration [ɔːˈreɪʃən] n → discurso solemne;

funeral oration → oración f fúnebre

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oration [ɔːˈreɪʃən] n → discours solennel

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oration [ɔːˈreɪʃən] n → Ansprache f

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oration [ɔːˈreɪʃən] n → orazione f