Word Meaning

oration definition and meaning

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.
v. i. To deliver an oration.

Crossword clues for oration

- A formal speech
- Address
- Formal speech
- No allowance for speech
- Speech
- Zero quota for address