GRE Word List

ORATORIO

a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery

The meaning of the word oratorio is a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery.

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