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