oration C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ɔɹˈeɪʃən/ UK /ɒˈɹeɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #77389 Meanings 1 noun an instance of oratory I delivered an oration on the value of daily flossing. Thesaurus Synonyms speechmonologue Word family Forms orations Derived forms orational Related forms orateoratororatoryoratrixorisonperorationoracleoracular Etymology Borrowed from Latin ōrātiō, ōrātiōnem, from ōrō (“to orate”) + -tiō (“action (nominalizer)”). Cognate with and doublet of orison. ōrātiō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # oration **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɔɹˈeɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ɒˈɹeɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 77389 ## Meanings 1. an instance of oratory ## Examples - I delivered an oration on the value of daily flossing. ## Synonyms - speech - monologue ## Derived Forms - orational ## Related Forms - orate - orator - oratory - oratrix - orison - peroration - oracle - oracular ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ōrātiō ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin ōrātiō, ōrātiōnem, from ōrō (“to orate”) + -tiō (“action (nominalizer)”). Cognate with and doublet of orison. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown