Oral Definition

ôrəl
adjective

Spoken rather than written.

An oral presentation.
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Uttered by the mouth; spoken.
Webster's New World
Of, involving, or administered through the mouth.
Webster's New World
Of speech; using speech.
Webster's New World
Of or having to do with sexual stimulation of the genitals by a partner's mouth or tongue.
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noun
An examination with spoken questions and answers, as at a college.
Webster's New World

(countable) A physical examination of the mouth.

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(uncountable) Oral sex.
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pronoun

A male given name of American usage, ultimately derived from Aurelius.

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Other Word Forms of Oral

Noun

Singular:
oral
Plural:
orals

Origin of Oral

  • Late Latin ōrālis from Latin ōs ōr- mouth ōs- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From New Latin oralis (“of the mouth"), from Latin os (“the mouth").

    From Wiktionary

Oral Sentence Examples

  • The oral discussion was either in English or French as happened to be convenient.

  • Dunmore is the seat of the state oral school for the deaf.

  • The proboscis bears at its extremity a circlet of smaller oral tentacles.

  • On a serious note, watch your oral hygiene.

  • Its life is the measure of the period of oral tradition, whose requiem is sung by Papias.

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Words Starting With

OORORA

Words Ending With

LALRAL

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oral

Words Starting With O and Ending With L

Starts With O & Ends With LStarts With OR & Ends With LStarts With O & Ends With AL

Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With O4 Letter Words Ending With L