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. Simon Enever:

   Oral care isn't a cool or a sexy industry, we probably had 70 to 80' no's' from investors, even through the first two or three years of our launch we were still struggling to raise money despite growing fast and acquiring users and members that were really passionate about the product.

2. Ralph Tripp:

   There’s really nothing out there to safely fight these viruses, this antiviral works for all RNA respiratory viruses we tested, including SARS-CoV-2. RSV, coronavirus and flu all circulate in the same season. Bottom line is you can potentially reduce infection and disease using this one oral drug.

3. Yorgos Papazaharis:

   People have surrendered, psychologically. They no longer care about their health, including oral health.

4. Valerie Beral:

   The strong protective effect of oral contraceptives against endometrial cancer - which persists for decades after stopping the pill - means that women who use it when they are in their 20s or even younger continue to benefit into their 50s and older, when cancer becomes more common, previous research has shown that the pill also protects against ovarian cancer. People used to worry that the pill might cause cancer, but in the long term the pill reduces the risk of getting cancer.

5. David Wightwick:

   We have 900,000 doses of oral cholera vaccines which are coming in on Monday, and we will start a vaccination campaign as soon as possible next week.

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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