Definitions for ORAL
ˈɔr əl, ˈoʊr-oral

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce, vivaadjective

   an examination conducted by spoken communication

2. oral, unwrittenadjective

   using speech rather than writing

   "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement"

3. oraladjective

   of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth

   "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"

4. oraladjective

   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. oraladjective

   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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. oralnoun

   A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.

2. oralnoun

   A physical examination of the mouth.

3. oralnoun

   oral sex.

4. oraladjective

   Relating to the mouth; mouthly.

5. oraladjective

   Spoken rather than written.

   An oral presentation

6. Oralnoun

   of American usage, ultimately derived from Aurelius.

7. Etymology: From oralis, from os.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ORALadjective

   Delivered by mouth; not written.

   Etymology: oral, Fr. os, orris, Latin.

   Oral discourse, whose transient faults dying with the sound that gives them life, and so not subject to a strict review, more easily escapes observation. John Locke, Educat.

   St. John was appealed to as the living oracle of the church; and as his oral testimony lasted the first century, many have observed, that by a particular providence several of our Saviour’s disciples, and of the early converts, lived to a very great age, that they might personally convey the truth of the gospel to those times which were very remote. Addison.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. oral

   Oral refers to something related to the mouth or spoken rather than written. It can be pertaining to verbal communication, dental health, or practices involving the mouth like oral hygiene or oral medicine.

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Oral

   Oral, Uralsk in Russian, formerly known as Yaitsk, is a city in northwestern Kazakhstan, at the confluence of the Ural and Chogan Rivers close to the Russian border. As it is located on the western side of the Ural river, it is considered geographically in Europe. It is the capital of the West Kazakhstan Province. Ethnic composition is dominated by Kazakhs. Population: Template:Kz-census2012 194,905. Oral is an agricultural and industrial center, and has been an important trade stop since its founding. Barge traffic has passed up and down the Ural River between the Caspian Sea and the Ural Mountains for centuries. Today it is one of the major entry points for rail traffic from Europe to Siberia, servicing the many new oil fields in the Caspian basin and the industrial cities of the southern Urals. It is served by Oral Ak Zhol Airport.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Oral

   ō′ral, adj. uttered by the mouth: spoken, not written.—adv. O′rally. [L. os, oris, the mouth.]

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1. ORAL

   What does ORAL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ORAL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Oral

   pertaining to the mouth.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ORAL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Oral is ranked #149395 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Oral surname appeared 110 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Oral.
   
   89% or 98 total occurrences were White.
   5.4% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Psychoanalysis

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ORAL' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4218

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ORAL' in Adjectives Frequency: #572

Anagrams for ORAL »

1. Lora

2. Orla

How to pronounce ORAL?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say ORAL in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ORAL in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ORAL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of ORAL in a Sentence

1. J. Edgar Hoover:

   I regret to say that we of the F.B.I. are powerless to act in cases of oral-genital intimacy, unless it has in some way obstructed interstate commerce.

2. Mike McFarland:

   Feline OA pain is typically undertreated because of a lack of effective solutions that are safe to use long-term, along with how difficult it can be for cat owners to administer oral medicines2, the approval of Solensia is a significant step forward in the control of feline OA pain. Cat owners and veterinarians alike can feel confident that Solensia, with active substance frunevetmab, a monoclonal antibody (mAb) designed specifically for felines, has been studied and demonstrated to control OA pain and help cats get back to moving more freely again.

3. Matthew Messina:

   Somehow people have gotten this perception that what happens in the mouth stays in the mouth, kind of like the old Vegas ad,' What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,' and we know that's not true, what happens in the mouth doesn't stay in the mouth either, there's interrelations between the body, overall health and oral health.

4. Kevin Byrd:

   This new atlas provided us a way to analyze 50 oral cell types at once for the common front doors the virus uses to enter cells for infection.

5. Margrethe Vestager:

   We will look carefully at all of Gazprom's arguments before taking any decision. Gazprom can also request an oral hearing to present its position. All roads are open at this stage.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ORAL
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Oral
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ORAL
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ORAL
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ORAL
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=ORAL
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html