oratorical contest

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• or´a|tor´i|cal|ly — or|a|tor|i|cal «AWR uh TAWR uh kuhl, OR uh TOR », adjective. 1. of oratory; having to do with orators or oratory: »an oratorical contest. SYNONYM(S): declamatory. 2. characteristic of orators or oratory: »He has an oratorical manner even in… …   Useful english dictionary