oratio recta

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