oral

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.5 See also 1.6 External links 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 3 German 3.1 Adjective 4 Portuguese 4.1 Adjective 5 Spanish 5.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

< New Latin oralis (“‘of the mouth’”) < Latin os (“‘the mouth’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɔːɹəl/

  Rhymes: -ɔːrəl

[edit] Adjective

oral (not comparable)

1. Relating to the mouth.
2. Spoken rather than written.

   An oral presentation

[edit] Synonyms

• spoken

[edit] Antonyms

• written

[edit] Related terms

• oral availability
• oral exam
• oral sex

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

oral (plural orals)

1. (countable) Short for an oral test or oral exam, particularly in a language class.
2. (countable) Short for a physical oral examination or oral exam.
3. (uncountable) Short for oral sex.

[edit] See also

• aural

[edit] External links

• oral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• oral in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɔʁal/
• Homophones: orale, orales

[edit] Adjective

oral m. (f. orale, m. plural oraux, f. plural orales)

1. oral

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[edit] German

[edit] Adjective

oral

1. Relating to the mouth.

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Adjective

oral m. and f. (plural orais)

1. oral

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

oral m. and f. (plural orales)

1. oral