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Definition of oracy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

oracy

noun

/ˈɔːrəsi/

/ˈɔːrəsi/

[uncountable] (formal)

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the ability to express yourself well in speech
Word Origin1960s: from Latin os, or- ‘mouth’, on the pattern of literacy.

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