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o⋅rac⋅u⋅lar

  [aw-rak-yuh-ler, oh-rak-]
–adjective
1. of the nature of, resembling, or suggesting an oracle: an oracular response.
2. giving forth utterances or decisions as if by special inspiration or authority.
3. uttered or delivered as if divinely inspired or infallible; sententious.
4. ambiguous; obscure.
5. portentous; ominous.
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Origin:
1625–35; < L ōrācul(um) oracle + -ar 1

Related forms:
o⋅rac⋅u⋅lar⋅ly, adverb
o⋅rac⋅u⋅lar⋅i⋅ty  [aw-rak-yuh-lar-i-tee, oh-rak-] , o⋅rac⋅u⋅lar⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. prophetic. 2. authoritative, dogmatic. 4. equivocal.
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o·rac·u·lar   (ô-rāk'yə-lər, ō-rāk'-)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or being an oracle.

  2. Resembling or characteristic of an oracle:

    1. Solemnly prophetic.

    2. Enigmatic; obscure.


[From Latin ōrāculum, oracle, from ōrāre, to speak.]
o·rac'u·lar'i·ty (-lār'ĭ-tē) n., o·rac'u·lar·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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