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oral adjective [ ˈɔːr(ə)l ]

• spoken rather than written; verbal.
• "they had reached an oral agreement"
Similar: spoken, verbal, unwritten, by mouth, vocal, viva voce, uttered, said,
Opposite: written,
• relating to the mouth.
• "oral hygiene"

oral noun

• a spoken examination or test.
• "a French oral"
Similar: oral examination, viva, viva voce,
Origin: early 17th century: from late Latin oralis, from Latin os, or- ‘mouth’.


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