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Definition of Oratorical
1. Adjective. Characteristic of an orator or oratory. "Harangued his men in an oratorical way"
Definition of Oratorical
1. a. Of or pertaining to an orator or to oratory; characterized by oratory; rhetorical; becoming to an orator; as, an oratorical triumph; an oratorical essay.
Definition of Oratorical
1. Adjective. of, or relating to oratory or an orator ¹
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Definition of Oratorical
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oratorical
Literary usage of Oratorical
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Delsarte System of Oratory: Including the Complete Works of M. L'abbe by Delaumosne, Angélique Arnaud, François Delsarte (1887)
"What is the oratorical value of speech? In oratorical art, speech plays ...
A.—In the hierarchy of oratorical powers, speech comes only in the third order. ..."
2. Effective Speaking: An Exposition of the Laws of Effectiveness in the Choice by Arthur Edward Phillips (1908)
"oratorical STYLE. (1) We have already laid down the basic laws which govern the
selection of material. That material is best which comes most vividly into ..."
3. Choice Readings for Public and Private Entertainments and for the Use of edited by Robert McLean Cumnock (1913)
"oratorical STYLES EXPULSIVE OROTUND This form of the Orotund is used in the ...
The key to the effective and easy expression of all oratorical styles ..."
4. The Life of Richard Cobden by John Morley (1881)
"Still, it was not passion to which we must look for the secret of his oratorical
success. I have asked many scores of those who knew him, Conservatives as ..."
5. Modern Music and Musicians by Louis Charles Elson (1918)
"CHAPTER VII RHYTHMS Structure and Rhythms—Grammatical and oratorical Accents —The
Bar-line—Various Time-Signatures—Contrasts in Rhythm—Liking for Rhythm ..."
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