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oratio recta

oratio recta noun: direct speech.

Noun

oratio recta (usually uncountable, plural orationes rectae)

  1. (usually) Direct speech.

Antonyms of oratio recta

  • oratio obliqua

Forms of oratio recta

pluralorationes rectae

Origin of oratio recta

Latin: ōrātiō (“speech”) + rēcta (feminine nominative singular form of rēctus, “straight”, “direct”, “honest”)

Questions about oratio recta

What does oratio recta mean?
Oratio recta means direct speech.
What part of speech is oratio recta?
Oratio recta is a noun.
What is the plural of oratio recta?
The plural of oratio recta is orationes rectae.

Words near oratio recta in the dictionary

  1. orat. obliq.
  2. orate
  3. orated
  4. orates
  5. orating
  6. oratio recta
  7. oration
  8. orational
  9. orationed
  10. orationes obliquae
  11. orationes rectae

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