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1. (adj.) oral
uttered by the mouth; spoken:
oral testimony.
2. oral
of, using, or transmitted by speech:
oral teaching methods; oral traditions.
3. oral
of or involving the mouth:
oral hygiene.
4. oral
done or administered through the mouth.
5. oral
(of a speech sound) pronounced with all the air issuing through the mouth and none through the nose, as the normal English vowels or the consonants (b) and (v).
6. oral
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the earliest phase of psychosexual development, during which pleasure is derived from activities involving the mouth, as sucking, eating, and babbling.
7. oral
of or pertaining to a group of adult behaviors and personality traits including eating, talking, feeding, and being friendly and generous.
8. (n.) oral
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given esp. to a candidate for an advanced degree.
Etymology: (1615–25; < L ōr- (s. of ōs) mouth + -al1)
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1. (adj) oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce, viva
an examination conducted by spoken communication
2. (adj) oral, unwritten
using speech rather than writing
"an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement"
3. (adj) oral
of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth
"oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"
4. (adj) oral
of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located
"the oral cavity"; "the oral mucous membrane"; "the oral surface of a starfish"
5. (adj) oral
a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression
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1. (adjective) oral
relating to speaking
an oral examination
2. oral
relating to the mouth
oral cancer
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Sense: spoken, not written
an oral examination.
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 Afrikaans: mondelings |
 Arabic: شَفَهي |
 Bulgarian: устен |
 Brazilian: oral |
 Czech: ústní |
 German: mündlich |
 Danish: mundtlig |
 Greek: προφορικός |
 Spanish: oral |
 Estonian: suuline |
 Farsi: شفاهی |
 Finnish: suullinen |
 French: oral |
 Hebrew: בְּעַל-פֶּה |
 Hindi: मौखिक |
 Croatian: usmeni |
 Hungarian: szóbeli |
 Indonesian: lisan |
 Icelandic: munnlegur |
 Italian: orale |
 Japanese: 口頭の |
 Korean: 구두의 |
 Lithuanian: žodinis, žodžiu |
 Latvian: mutisks, mutvārdu- |
 Malay: lisan |
 Dutch: mondeling |
 Norwegian: muntlig |
 Polish: ustny |
 Persian: شفاهی |
 Pashto: شفاهى |
 Portuguese: oral |
 Romanian: oral |
 Russian: устный |
 Slovak: ústny |
 Slovenian: usten |
 Serbian: usmeni |
 Swedish: muntlig |
 Thai: ที่ใช้การพูด |
 Turkish: sözlü |
 Taiwanese: 口頭的 |
 Ukrainian: усний; словесний |
 Urdu: زباني |
 Vietnamese: bằng lời nói |
 Chinese: 口头的 |
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