Usually means: Formal speech delivered to audience.
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  1. oration: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. oration: Merriam-Webster
  3. oration: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. oration: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. oration: Collins English Dictionary
  6. oration: Vocabulary.com
  7. Oration, oration: Wordnik
  8. oration: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. oration: Wiktionary
  10. oration: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. oration: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. oration: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. Oration, oration: Dictionary.com
  14. oration: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. oration: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  16. Oration: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  17. Oration: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  18. oration: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  19. oration: Rhymezone
  20. oration: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  21. oration: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  22. oration: FreeDictionary.org
  23. oration: Mnemonic Dictionary
  24. oration: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. oration: Legal dictionary

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  1. oration: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  A formal, often ceremonial speech.
noun:  (humorous) A lengthy speech or argument in a private setting.
noun:  (Catholicism) A specific form of short, solemn prayer said by the president of the liturgical celebration on behalf of the people.
verb:  To deliver an oration; to speak.

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