oratio recta
English
Etymology
Latin: ōrātiō (“speech”) + rēcta (feminine nominative singular form of rēctus, “straight”, “direct”, “honest”)
Noun
oratio recta (usually uncountable, plural orationes rectae)
- Direct speech.
Antonyms
- (direct speech): oratio obliqua
References
- “‖oratio” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]
- “oratio recta, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [3rd ed., June 2004]