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oral
[awr-uhl]
adjective
uttered by the mouth; spoken.
oral testimony.
of, using, or transmitted by speech.
oral methods of language teaching; oral traditions.
of, relating to, or involving the mouth.
the oral cavity.
done, taken, or administered through the mouth.
an oral dose of medicine.
Phonetics.articulated with none of the voice issuing through the nose, as the normal English vowels and the consonants b and v.
Psychoanalysis.
of or relating to the earliest phase of infantile psychosexual development, lasting from birth to one year of age or longer, during which pleasure is obtained from eating, sucking, and biting.
of or relating to the sublimation of feelings experienced during the oral stage of childhood.
oral anxiety.
of or relating to gratification by stimulation of the lips or membranes of the mouth, as in sucking, eating, or talking
Zoology.pertaining to that surface of polyps and marine animals that contains the mouth and tentacles.
noun
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
oral
/ ˈɒrəl, ˈɔːrəl /
adjective
spoken or verbal
an oral agreement
relating to, affecting, or for use in the mouth
an oral thermometer
of or relating to the surface of an animal, such as a jellyfish, on which the mouth is situated
denoting a drug to be taken by mouth Compare parenteral
an oral contraceptive
of, relating to, or using spoken words
phonetics pronounced with the soft palate in a raised position completely closing the nasal cavity and allowing air to pass out only through the mouth
psychoanal
noun
an examination in which the questions and answers are spoken rather than written
oral
Relating to or involving the mouth.
Usage
Other 51Թ Forms
- orality noun
- orally adverb
- nonoral adjective
- postoral adjective
- suboral adjective
- unoral adjective
- ˈǰ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of oral1
Example Sentences
And you saw some pushback on that, certainly from the progressive judges at oral argument, pointing out that that's not actually what the law here says.
In briefs filed before Wednesday’s oral arguments, the government lawyers sided with those from the state’s three big for-profit electric utilities — Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas & Electric and San Diego Gas & Electric.
Hernandez said she was pleased that the compromise included more of an emphasis on oral language development and comprehension, which is vital for multi-language learners to succeed.
The former NFL and USC star’s claim is based on an alleged oral agreement the men made a decade ago to pay Johnson for his efforts.
The chief justice sounded uncertain during the oral argument in late April.
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