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Oratorio Definition & Meaning

oratorio
noun
  1. a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text

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What does oratorio mean?
a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
What part of speech is oratorio?
Oratorio is a noun.

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