Etymology

oratiuncle

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Today it means: short speech or oration Full definition →

Latin ōrātiuncula
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromōrātiuncula
  2. English todayoratiuncle

Borrowed from Latin ōrātiuncula, from ōrātiō (“speech”) + -uncula (feminine diminutive suffix).

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