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# oration

«oration» in Mova's school dictionary: **a formal speech, often given at a special ceremony such…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (orations)

### meaning for a pupil

An oration is a formal speech, often given at a special ceremony such as a funeral. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oration/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in stories, someone makes a solemn speech over a grave or a fallen hero

### examples

- The mayor gave an oration at the school opening. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oration/#x1)
- Her grandfather's funeral oration made everyone cry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oration/#x2)
- The speaker's oration was short and sincere. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oration/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «oration» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oration/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.