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oratorical

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɒɹəˈtɒɹɪkəl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AO2 R AH0 T AO1 R AH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

of, or relating to oratory or an orator.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • A to'oto'o is a Sāmoan oratorical staff.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

characteristic of an orator or oratory- Robert Graves

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • oratorical prose
  • harangued his men in an oratorical way

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From orator or oratory + -ical, or else from Latin ōrātōrius.