oral

adj.

1. Spoken rather than written. See Usage Note at verbal.
2. Of or relating to the mouth: oral surgery.
3. Used in or taken through the mouth: an oral thermometer; an oral vaccine.
4. Consisting of or using speech: oral instruction.
5. Linguistics. Articulated through the mouth only, with the nasal passages closed.
6. Psychology. Of or relating to the first stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory, from birth to about 18 months, during which the mouth is the chief focus of exploration and pleasure. The oral stage is followed by the anal stage.

n.

An academic examination in which questions and answers are spoken rather than written. Often used in the plural.

[Late Latin ōrālis, from Latin ōs, ōr-, mouth.]

orally o'ral·ly adv.

adjective

1. Produced by the voice: articulate, sonant, spoken, uttered, vocal, voiced. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. Expressed or transmitted in speech: spoken, unwritten, verbal, word-of-mouth. See words.

adj

Definition: spoken
Antonyms: printed, written

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1. pertaining to the mouth; taken through or applied in the mouth, as an oral medication.
2. denoting that aspect of the teeth which faces the oral cavity or tongue.

• o. cavity — see mouth.
• o. contraceptive — contraceptive agent taken by mouth.
• o. dysphagia — see oropharyngeal dysphagia.
• o. necrobacillosis — an infectious stomatitis of calves caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum. There are deep necrotic ulcers in the mouth, e.g. lateral to the molar teeth, foul breath, drooling saliva, fever and toxemia. See also calf diphtheria. Called also necrotic stomatitis.
• o. neoplasm — is usually squamous cell carcinoma of the gum epithelium. It impedes mastication.
• o. plasmacytoma — an unusual benign oral neoplasm of older dogs; appears as a red, lobulated, raised mass on the gingiva.
• o. plate — separates the stomodeum from the pharyngeal cavity; subsequently breaks down to become the palatoglossal arch; called also oropharyngeal membrane.
• o. restraint — the use of a mouth speculum, gag or wedge to permit examination and the carrying out of procedures in the mouth without danger of being bitten.

IN BRIEF: Pertaining to the mouth.

It was oral tradition to sing the story of Homer in The Odyssey.

Tutor's tip: You speak your answers in an "oral" (pertaining to the mouth or speech) exam, but the answers are heard in an "aural" (pertaining to the ear or sound) way by the tester.

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Common misspelling(s) of orally

• erally

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - oral, mund-, mundtlig
n. - mundtlig eksamen

idioms:

• oral sex    oralsex

Nederlands (Dutch)
mondeling, verbaal

Français (French)
adj. - oral, verbal, par voie orale, buccal, transmis oralement, verbal (un témoignage)
n. - (GB, École) oral, (US, Univ) oral

idioms:

• oral sex    relations sexuelles bucco-génitales

Deutsch (German)
adj. - mündlich, Mund-
n. - mündliche Prüfung

idioms:

• oral sex    Oralverkehr

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - στοματικός, προφορικός
n. - προφορική εξέταση

idioms:

• oral sex    στοματικό σεξ

Italiano (Italian)
orale, verbale

idioms:

• oral sex    sesso orale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - oral
n. - exame oral

idioms:

• oral sex    sexo oral

Русский (Russian)
устный экзамен, оральный, устный

idioms:

• oral sex    оральный секс

Español (Spanish)
adj. - oral, verbal, hablado
n. - examen oral, prueba oral

idioms:

• oral sex    sexo oral

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - muntlig, mun-
n. - munta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
口头的, 口部的, 口述的, 口试

idioms:

• oral sex    口交

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 口頭的, 口部的, 口述的
n. - 口試

idioms:

• oral sex    口交

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 구두의, 경구의, 구애기의
n. - 구술시험

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 口頭の, 口述の, 口音の, 口部の
n. - 口頭試問

idioms:

• oral sex    オーラルセックス

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شفوي, فموي (الاسم) شفهي ( امتحان شفهي)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שבעל-פה, בפה, בחינה בעל-פה, של הפה, אוראלי‬
n. - ‮בחינה בעל-פה‬

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Oral-b	Walgreens Oral Hygiene Mouthwash