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Traditional English :: orator
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oratorical.html - n. 1 a a person making a speech. b an eloquent public speaker. 2 (in full public orator) an official speaking for a university on ceremonial occasions. oratorial adj. [ME f. AF oratour, OF orateur f. L orator -oris speaker, pleader (as ORATION)] |
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Traditional English :: oratorio
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oratorical.html - n. (pl. -os) a semi-dramatic work for orchestra and voices esp. on a sacred theme, performed without costume, scenery, or action. oratorial adj. [It. f. eccl.L oratorium, orig. of musical services at church of Oratory of St Philip Neri in Rome] |
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Traditional English :: oratory
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oratorical.html - n. (pl. -ies) 1 the art or practice of formal speaking, esp. in public. 2 exaggerated, eloquent, or highly coloured language. 3 a small chapel, esp. for private worship. 4 (Oratory) RC Ch. a a religious society of priests without vows founded in Rome in 1564 and providing plain preaching and popular services. b a branch of this in England etc. oratorian adj. & n. oratorical adj. [senses 1 and 2 f. L ars oratoria art of speaking; senses 3 and 4 ME f. AF oratorie, OF oratoire f. eccl.L oratorium: both f. L oratorius f. orare pray, speak] |
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Traditional English :: orator
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oratorical.html - n. 1 a a person making a speech. b an eloquent public speaker. 2 (in full public orator) an official speaking for a university on ceremonial occasions. oratorial adj. [ME f. AF oratour, OF orateur f. L orator -oris speaker, pleader (as ORATION)] |
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Traditional English :: oratorio
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oratorical.html - n. (pl. -os) a semi-dramatic work for orchestra and voices esp. on a sacred theme, performed without costume, scenery, or action. oratorial adj. [It. f. eccl.L oratorium, orig. of musical services at church of Oratory of St Philip Neri in Rome] |
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Traditional English :: oratory
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oratorical.html - n. (pl. -ies) 1 the art or practice of formal speaking, esp. in public. 2 exaggerated, eloquent, or highly coloured language. 3 a small chapel, esp. for private worship. 4 (Oratory) RC Ch. a a religious society of priests without vows founded in Rome in 1564 and providing plain preaching and popular services. b a branch of this in England etc. oratorian adj. & n. oratorical adj. [senses 1 and 2 f. L ars oratoria art of speaking; senses 3 and 4 ME f. AF oratorie, OF oratoire f. eccl.L oratorium: both f. L oratorius f. orare pray, speak] |
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