Speeches (8)
I believe the answer is:
orations
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">speeches</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know this)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for orations that I've seen before include "Formal speeches, often at funerals" , "Addresses" , "Elaborate formal speeches" , "Public declamatory speeches" .)