oratory C2 Topic:Communication US /ˈɔ.ɹəˌtɔ.ɹi/ UK /ˈɒɹət(ə)ɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #47250 Meanings 1 noun addressing an audience formally, usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous They loved the sound of their own oratory. Thesaurus Synonyms elocution Word family Forms oratories Derived forms oratorical Related forms orateoration Appears in Phrases (1) See all fiery oratory public speaking filled with intense emotion and force Adjective + noun Proverbs (1) See all The plainest words are the most profitable oratory in the weightiest matters Etymology From Middle English oratorie, from Anglo-Norman oratorie, Middle French oratoire, and their source, Late Latin ōrātōrium. Doublet of oratorio. oratorie Middle English oratoire Middle French ōrātōrium la-lat View etymology graph -> Topics Communication Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # oratory **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɔ.ɹəˌtɔ.ɹi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɒɹət(ə)ɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 47250 ## Meanings 1. addressing an audience formally, usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous ## Examples - They loved the sound of their own oratory. ## Synonyms - elocution ## Derived Forms - oratorical ## Related Forms - orate - oration ## Roots and Affixes - Root: oratorie - Root: oratoire - Root: ōrātōrium ## Etymology From Middle English oratorie, from Anglo-Norman oratorie, Middle French oratoire, and their source, Late Latin ōrātōrium. Doublet of oratorio. ## Topics - Communication - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown