oratio recta
English
editEtymology
editLatin: ōrātiō (“speech”) + rēcta (feminine nominative singular form of rēctus, “straight”, “direct”, “honest”)
Noun
editoratio 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]