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Oratress — Or a*tress, n. A woman who makes public addresses. Warner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oratress — orˈatress or oratrix /or āˈtriks or orˈə triks/ noun A female orator • • • Main Entry: ↑orator … Useful english dictionary
Inflection — In grammar, inflection or inflexion is the way language handles grammatical relations and relational categories such as tense, mood, voice, aspect, person, number, gender, case. In covert inflection, such categories are not overtly expressed.… … Wikipedia
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-ess — a suffix forming distinctively feminine nouns: countess; goddess; lioness. [ME esse < OF < LL issa < Gk] Usage. Since at least the 14th century, English has both borrowed feminine nouns in ESS from French ( esse in French and in some early… … Universalium
oratrix — /awr euh triks, or /, n., pl. oratrices /awr euh truy seez, or /. a woman who delivers an oration; a public speaker, esp. one of great eloquence. Also, oratress /awr euh tris, or /. [1425 75; late ME < L oratrix, fem. of orator ORATOR; see TRIX]… … Universalium
Speech — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Speech >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 speech speech faculty of speech Sgm: N 1 locution locution talk parlance verbal intercourse prolation oral communication word of mouth parole palaver prattle … English dictionary for students
orator — /ˈɒrətə / (say oruhtuh) noun someone who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence. {Latin: speaker, supplicant; replacing Middle English oratour, from Anglo French} –oratress /ˈɒrətrəs/ (say oruhtruhs), oratrix… …
