oration
nounHow many syllables in oration?
There are 3 syllables in the word oration.How to pronounce oration:
Definition of oration:
- oration (noun):
- an instance of oratory.
- a formal or ceremonial public speech
- an elaborate discourse (see discourse entry 1 sense 2) delivered in a formal and dignified manner
Synonyms for oration:
address
declamation
discourse
disquisition
harangue
homily
lecture
oratory
peroration
sermon
speech
spiel
talk
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Antonyms for oration:
print
writing
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- disavowed
- interweave
- pendulum
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- fourragère
- earnestness
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- widower
- unsecure
- sibilant
- pastier
- kilobyte
- guesstimates
- interfered
- exegete
- teachable
- convulse
- harassing
- vicarage
- slave-driver
- occurrent
- weatherize
- away-going
- anyone's
- afternoon's
- attentive
- vacation
- afternoon
- anyone
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- divided
- quarterback
- Picasso
- preEnglish
- architect
- united
- unabridged
- microwave
- impostor
- driveway
- donation
- Christina
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- limousine
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The word 'syllable' originates from the Latin 'syllaba', which comes from the Greek 'syllabe', meaning 'a taking together'.
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