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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
oration/ɔːˈreɪʃn/

▶noun a formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion.

– derivatives
orate verb.

– origin ME (denoting a prayer): from L. oratio(n-) ‘discourse, prayer’, from orare ‘speak, pray’.

'oration' also found in these Oxford entries:

epitaph - orison - period

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