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Word: Oracle
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin oraculum, from orare ‘speak’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɒrəkl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity.
Short Definition:medium for divine advice
Definition:
a response or message given by an oracle, especially an ambiguous one.
Short Definition:response given by oracle
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