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orison

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or⋅i⋅son

[awr-uh-zuhn, or-]
–noun
a prayer.

Origin:
1125–75; ME < OF < LL ōrātiōn- (s. of ōrātiō) plea, prayer, oration
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or·i·son   (ôr'ĭ-sən, -zən, ŏr'-)   
n.  A prayer.

[Middle English orisoun, from Old French orison, from Late Latin ōrātiō, ōrātiōn-; see oration.]
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