oral

oral
oral [ôr′əl]
adj.
[< L os (gen. oris), the mouth < IE base * ōus-, mouth, edge > Sans ā́-ḥ, mouth, ON ōss, mouth of a stream]
1. uttered by the mouth; spoken
2. of speech; using speech
3. of, involving, or administered through the mouth
4. of or having to do with sexual stimulation of the genitals by the mouth or tongue
5. Phonet. having mouth resonance only: distinguished from NASAL
6. Psychoanalysis
a) designating or of the earliest stage of psychosexual development, in which interest centers around sucking, feeding, and biting
b) designating or of such traits in the adult as friendliness, generosity, and optimism or aggressiveness and pessimism, regarded as unconscious psychic residues of that stage: cf. ANAL1, GENITAL
7. Zool. on or of the same side as the mouth
n.
☆ an examination with spoken questions and answers, as at a college often used in pl.
orally
adv.
SYN.- ORAL refers to that which is spoken, as distinguished from that which is written or otherwise communicated [an oral promise, request, etc. ]; VERBAL, though sometimes synonymous with ORAL, in strict discrimination refers to anything using words, either written or oral, to communicate an idea or feeling [a verbal image, caricature, etc. ]

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  • Oral — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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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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