orationnoun [ C ]
uk/ɔːˈreɪ.ʃən//ɒrˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ɔːrˈeɪ.ʃən/formala formal public speech about a serious subject
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Lecturing & addressing
- address
- angle
- extemporize
- filibuster
- floor
- hold
- hold forth
- jawbone
- lead 1
- lead off
- lecture
- maiden speech
- monologue
- oratory
- sermonize
- speaking
- speech
- speechify
- talk
- talk at sb
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