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orison

Meaningspeech or prayer

Common meaning: a prayer, especially in older or literary use

Journey through time

  1. Latinorationem‘speech or prayer’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsspeech or prayer → oreson, oreisonoreison‘oreson, oreison’source
  3. Anglo-Frenchmeaning shiftsoreson, oreison → prayeroreison‘prayer’source
  4. Middle Englishoryson‘prayer’source
  5. Englishorison‘a prayer, especially in older or literary use’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin orationem ‘speech or prayer’.

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