English Explanatory Dictionary

oratio recta

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Direct speech.

Word forms

oratio recta orationes rectae

Etymology

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

Antonyms

oratio obliqua
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