English

Etymology
Via ME. from OF. oreison, from L. oratio, �discourse, prayer�, from orare, �to speak, to pray�.

Pronunciation
RP¹ IPA|/Ë�É�ɹɪsÉ�n/
RP² IPA|/Ë�É�ɹɪzÉ�n/

Noun
en-noun

1. A prayer.

#* RQ:Shakespeare Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1, Lines 88�89
#*: The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons
#*: Be all my sins remember�d.

Translations
trans-top|A prayer
Dutch: t+|nl|gebed|n
trans-mid
French: t|fr|oraison|f
trans-bottom

io:orison
te:orison
vi:orison
zh:orison

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