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]

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