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oratory

Entry Word:: oratory
Function:: noun

Text: 1 the art of speaking in public eloquently and effectively<this debate class will teach you all to be skilled at oratory>SynonymselocutionRelated Wordsbombast, grandiloquence; rhetoric; discourse, speech, talk 2 language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere<the politician's oratory sounded good only to people who didnʼt bother to think>— see rhetoric 1

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