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Oration vs Obituary - What's the difference?

oration | obituary |

As nouns the difference between oration and obituary

is that oration is a formal ceremonial speech while obituary is a brief notice of a person’s death, as published in a newspaper.

As a verb oration

is to deliver an oration; to speak.

oration

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a formal ceremonial speech

    • Derived terms

    * oratory

    Related terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To deliver an oration; to speak.
    • (Donne)

    Anagrams

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    obituary

    English

    (wikipedia obituary)

    Noun

    (obituaries)
  • A brief notice of a person’s death, as published in a newspaper.
  • A biography of a recently deceased person, written by a journalist and published in a newspaper.

    • Related terms

    * obit * obitual * obituarist

    See also

    * necrology (listing of people who have died during a specific period of time)

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