Thesaurus: oration

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1. n. An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a discourse having reference to some special occasion, as a funeral, an anniversary, a celebration, or the like; -- distinguished from an argument in court, a popular harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.; as, Webster's oration at Bunker Hill.
2. v. i. To deliver an oration.
3. n. an instance of oratory
4. An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a discourse having reference to some special occasion, as a funeral, an anniversary, a celebration, or the like; -- distinguished from an argument in court, a popular harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.; as, Webster's oration at Bunker Hill. The lord archbishop . . . made a long oration. Bacon. Syn. -- Address; speech. See Harangue. To deliver an oration. Donne.
5. An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating animportant subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, adiscourse having reference to some special occasion, as a funeral, ananniversary, a celebration, or the like; -- distinguished from anargument in court, a popular harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.; as,Webster's oration at Bunker Hill.The lord archbishop . . . made a long oration. Bacon.
6. n:100 n. an instance of oratory