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oral

//ˈɔː.ɹəl//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

formal

Note for oral

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Forms

Plural
orals

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Relating to the mouth.

  2. 2.Spoken rather than written.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.

    • We've got our Spanish oral tomorrow.
  2. 2.A physical examination of the mouth.

  3. 3.Ellipsis of oral sex.(informal)

    • I gave my boyfriend oral for the first time on his birthday.
  4. 4.Ellipsis of oral steroid.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4188

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Rare
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Related words

Word family

Etymology

PIE word

*h₁óh₃s

Early 17th century borrowing from Late Latin ōrālis, from ōs (“the mouth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

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