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oratio

Pronunciation: [oːˈraː.ti.oː]

“oratio” is a Latin word. Its 8 meanings in English:

noun

  1. speech, discourse, language
  2. the power of speech
  3. manner or style of speaking
  4. oration, public speech
  5. eloquence
  6. sentence or clause expressing a complete sense
  7. imperial message
  8. prayer or address to a deity

In Latin

  1. Compositum ex pluribus dictionibus, seu vocibus, quo homines animi sui sensa exprimunt.

Etymology

From ōrō (“to speak as an orator; plead; pray”) + -tiō.

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