What does oral mean?
Definitions for oral
ˈɔr əl, ˈoʊr-oral
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word oral.
Princeton's WordNet
oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce, vivaadjective
an examination conducted by spoken communication
oral, unwrittenadjective
using speech rather than writing
"an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement"
oraladjective
of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth
"oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"
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"
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
Wiktionary
oralnoun
A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.
oralnoun
A physical examination of the mouth.
oralnoun
oral sex.
oraladjective
Relating to the mouth; mouthly.
oraladjective
Spoken rather than written.
An oral presentation
Oralnoun
of American usage, ultimately derived from Aurelius.
Etymology: From oralis, from os.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
ChatGPT
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.
Wikidata
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 Dictionary
Oral
ō′ral, adj. uttered by the mouth: spoken, not written.—adv. O′rally. [L. os, oris, the mouth.]
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Entomology
Oral
pertaining to the mouth.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'oral' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4218
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'oral' in Adjectives Frequency: #572
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Anagrams for oral »
Lora
Orla
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of oral in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of oral in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of oral in a Sentence
We used to get more success with oral antibiotics.
Even if just 5-10% of men used this (an oral contraceptive), it would limit population growth.
I have received an oral report from the evaluation committee with the conclusion that there has not been sufficient progress in Budapest. Therefore I will not propose to vote or even discuss Fidesz, we will continue the suspension as long as the situation is as it is... I don't intend to start my presidency by revolution or large divisions, but I won't compromise about values. How can one even do that? We must find a practical solution.
The results show that after the use of oral antimicrobials, a shift occurs in the composition of the oral biofilm in a more healthy direction. Several species that can cause caries such as S. Mutans and Lactobacillus, decrease in prevalence, whereas the more harmless species increase in prevalence.
Sadly, they also have very, very high levels of nicotine. Just the tobacco products themselves, they have really exploded. Part of it is the lack of regulation, and then on top of that, there’s these new oral nicotine products that are unfortunately gaining a lot of popularity from our youth.
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- شفهيArabic
- verbal, bucal, oralCatalan, Valencian
- orální, ústníCzech
- oral, mündlichGerman
- στοματικός, προφορικόςGreek
- parola, buŝaEsperanto
- oralSpanish
- دهانیPersian
- suullinenFinnish
- oralFrench
- मौखिकHindi
- szóbeli, orálisHungarian
- lisanIndonesian
- oraleItalian
- 口頭Japanese
- 구두Korean
- devkîKurdish
- oralisLatin
- oralinisLithuanian
- mondelijk, mondelingDutch
- ustnyPolish
- oralPortuguese
- ротовой, оральный, устныйRussian
- oral, falur, gojorAlbanian
- muntligSwedish
- வாய்வழிTamil
- sözlüTurkish
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