oral

oral
o•ral
[[t]ˈɔr əl, ˈoʊr-[/t]] adj.
1) uttered by the mouth; spoken:
oral testimony[/ex]
2) ling. of, using, or transmitted by speech:
oral teaching methods; oral traditions[/ex]
3) anat. of or involving the mouth:
oral hygiene[/ex]
4) done or administered through the mouth
5) phn (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) psl prs
a) 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
b) psl prs of or pertaining to a group of adult behaviors and personality traits including eating, talking, feeding, and being friendly and generous
7) den
lingual 4)
8) an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given esp. to a candidate for an advanced degree
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Etymology: 1615–25; < L ōr- (s. of ōs) mouth + -al I o•ral′i•ty, n. o′ral•ly, adv. usage: See verbal

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • oral — I adjective announced, articulated, audible, by word of mouth, communicated, enunciated, expressed, expressed in words, phonic, said, said aloud, sounded, spoken, spoken out loud, told, unwritten, uttered, verbal, vocal, vocalized, voiced… …   Law dictionary

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