oratures
oratures is the plural of orature.
Meaning of orature
Noun
orature (countable and uncountable, plural oratures)
- The oral equivalent of literature: a collection of traditional folk songs, stories, etc., that is communicated orally rather than in writing.
- It is because of this that Mr Pio Zirimu, a Ugandan linguist and literary critic, has coined the word ‘orature’.[1972, Wa Thiong’o [i.e., Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o], Homecoming: Essays on African and Caribbean Literature, Culture and Politics, London; Ibadan, Nigeria: Heinemann, →OCLC, page 70
- Synonyms:
- oral literature
Questions about oratures
- What is oratures the plural of?
- Oratures is the plural of orature.
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