oraison

== English == === Noun === oraison (plural oraisons) Obsolete form of orison. === References === “oraison”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Soriano, Roosian, Orosian == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French oraison, from Old French oroison et al., from Latin orātiōnem, whence also English oration. The word, especially in the sense of "oration", may have been a very early borrowing into French in the Middle Ages as the other Romance cognates are borrowed learned terms as well. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁɛ.zɔ̃/ ~ /ɔ.ʁe.zɔ̃/ === Noun === oraison f (plural oraisons) oration orison, meditative prayer === Further reading === “oraison”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French oroison. === Noun === oraison f (plural oraisons) oration ==== Descendants ==== French: oraison