What is an example of oration?

The Gettysburg Address. Oration is the giving of a speech. There could be tens or hundreds of thousands of documented speeches. Maybe more. o·ra·tion [ aw ráysh'n ] (plural o·ra·tions)

noun Definition: 1. formal public speech: a speech, lecture, or other instance of formal or ceremonial public speaking

2. pompous speech: a speech that is considered pompous, boring, or inappropriately long

3. public speech showing rhetorical skills: an academic speech that is designed to show the speaker's rhetorical skills, especially a speech given as an exercise in public speaking, often in a public speaking contest

[14th century. < Latin oration-< orat- (see orator)] example: Good And Evil ANTONY The evil that men do lives after them;

The good is oft interred with their bones.