Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oracy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
ora-cy
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability to speak, and to understand spoken language

Uncountable

noun

A measure of this ability

Countable

Etymology

From oral + -cy, by analogy with literacy. Coined by the British education researcher Andrew Wilkinson in 1965.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

oracies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

literacy numeracy

Questions

What does oracy mean?
The ability to speak, and to understand spoken language
Where does oracy come from?
From oral + -cy, by analogy with literacy. Coined by the British education researcher Andrew Wilkinson in 1965.

How to pronounce oracy

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