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[ US /ˈɔɹəɫ/ ]
[ UK /ˈɔːɹə‍l/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth
    an oral thermometer
    an oral vaccine
    oral hygiene
  2. of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located
    a buccal gland
    the oral surface of a starfish
    the oral mucous membrane
    the oral cavity
  3. using speech rather than writing
    an oral agreement
    an oral tradition
  4. a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression
NOUN
  1. an examination conducted by spoken communication

How To Use oral In A Sentence

  • In Bermuda, Sam's father took him on an excursion to a coral barrier.
  • Anybody who has ever been on a North Queensland pastoral lease knows that you can go 20, 30, 40 miles day after day and all you will see is a few brumbies and some wild pigs; you will not see any cattle anywhere.
  • It's not because I'm worried about what they might think, or anything ridiculous like that, it's because in a lot of cases this material was intended for me alone - either through an oral tradition or as a gnostic revelation from the spirits.
  • A few years ago it was suggested that auroral phenomena could exist on Mars too.
  • The formation of coral terraces is interpreted as the product of approximately uniform long-term uplift superimposed on eustatic changes in sea level.
  • The Navajo made a tea of spotted coralroot used as a lotion for ringworm or skin disease.
  • Another category of vessels and flatware was distinguished by the use of precious stones or exotic materials, such as coral, mother-of-pearl, or coconut shell.
  • Getting deeper into the study of morality showed me that human nature is very much two-sided; for every bad side to our nature, there's a good one.
  • Shanghai Baby is peopled with nimble-witted hedonists. From the point of view of traditional mainstream society, they are moral degenerates and self-serving rebels.
  • In ways often too subtle to be conscious but sometimes overt, I believe, blacks remain devalued in American schools, where, for example, a recent national survey shows that through high school they are still more than twice as likely as white children to receive corporal punishment, be suspended from school, or be labeled mentally retarded. Race and the Schooling of Black Americans
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