oraison

English

Noun

oraison (plural oraisons)

  1. Obsolete form of orison.
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(See the entry for oraison in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Middle French oraison, from Old French oroison et al., from Latin orātiō, orātiōnem, whence also English oration. The word, especially in the sense of "oration", may have been a very early borrowing into French in the Middle Ages as the other Romance cognates are borrowed learned terms as well, according to the Trésor de la Langue Française informatisé etymological dictionary.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁɛ.zɔ̃/

Noun

oraison f (plural oraisons)

  1. oration
  2. orison, meditative prayer

References

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French oroison.

Noun

oraison f (plural oraisons)

  1. oration

Descendants
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