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oral
I. \ˈōrəl, ˈȯr-, ˈär-\ adjective
Etymology: Latin or-, os mouth + English -al; akin to Old English ōr beginning, origin, ōra border, bank, shore, Old Norse ōss mouth of a river, Latin ora edge, border, Middle Irish ā (gen. singular) mouth, Sanskrit ās
1.
a. : uttered by the mouth or in words : not written : spoken
< oral traditions >
< oral delivery >
< oral testimony >
b. : using lip movement and voice articulation : conducted or delivered by the spoken word
< oral reading >
specifically : emphasizing lip reading and the development of vocal expression rather than the use of manual signs in teaching the deaf
< oral teacher >
< oral method >
< oral system >
2.
a.
(1) : of, relating to, or belonging to the mouth : buccal
< the oral mucous membrane >
(2) : given or taken through or by way of the mouth
< doses for oral administration >
(3) : acting on the mouth
< oral diseases >
< a skillful oral surgeon >
b. : articulated between lips and uvula and with the velum raised so that there is no nasal resonance
< oral speech sounds >
< an oral consonant >
c.
(1) : being the surface on which the mouth is situated
< the oral surface of a starfish >
(2) : relating to or located on an oral surface
< the water-vascular system is chiefly oral >
— opposed to aboral
3.
a. : of, relating to, or characterized by the first stage of psychosexual development in which libidinal gratification is derived from intake (as of food), by sucking, and later by biting
b. : of, relating to, or characterized by personality traits of passive dependency and aggressiveness — compare anal, genital
• oral·ly \-rəlē, -li\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
1. : an oral part (as a plate or valve)
2. : an oral examination — usually used in plural
< had to clear this hurdle before reaching your orals — Francis Biddle > |