Formal addresses (8)

I believe the answer is:

orations

(Other definitions for orations that I've seen before include "Formal speeches, often at funerals" , "Addresses" , "Public declamatory speeches" , "Elaborate formal speeches" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and the Newsday.com.

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