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Oral

Oral Meaning & Definition
Oral Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Oral?

[n] an examination conducted by word of mouth
[adj] (psychoanalysis) 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
[adj] (anatomy) 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"
[adj] using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement"
[adj] of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Oral: buccal | cheek(a) | oral exam | oral examination | spoken | unwritten | viva | viva voce

Related Terms | Find terms related to Oral: acknowledged | admitted | answering | articulate | articulated | audition | blue book | communicating | communicational | communional | conventional | conversational | customary | enunciated | established | exam | examen | examination | final | final examination | fixed | folk | great go | hallowed | handed down | hearing | heroic | hoary | honors | immemorial | interacting | interactional | interactive | intercommunicational | intercommunicative | intercommunional | interresponsive | interrogative | interrogatory | inveterate | legendary | lingual | linguistic | long-established | long-standing | mandibular | maxillary | midsemester | midterm | mouthlike | mythological | nuncupative | of long standing | of the folk | oral examination | orificial | parol | prelim | prescriptive | pronounced | questioning | quiz | received | recognized | responsive | rooted | said | sonant | sounded | speech | spoken | take-home examination | telepathic | test | time-honored | told | traditional | transmissional | trial | tried and true | tripos | true-blue | understood | unwritten | uttered | venerable | verbal | viva | viva voce | vocal | vocalized | voiced | voiceful | word-of-mouth | worshipful | written | written examination

See Also | exam | examination | test

Oral In Webster's Dictionary

\O"ral\, a. [L. os, oris, the mouth, akin to Skr. [=a]s. Cf. {Adore}, {Orison}, {Usher}.] 1. Uttered by the mouth, or in words; spoken, not written; verbal; as, oral traditions; oral testimony; oral law. 2. Of or pertaining to the mouth; surrounding or lining the mouth; as, oral cilia or cirri.

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