oratio recta
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latin: ōrātiō (“speech”) + rēcta (feminine nominative singular form of rēctus, “straight”, “direct”, “honest”)
Noun[edit]
oratio recta (usually uncountable, plural orationes rectae)
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of “direct speech”): oratio obliqua
References[edit]
- “‖oratio” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]
- “oratio recta, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [3rd ed., June 2004]