01 n. An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a discourse having…
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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.