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oral¹
- /ˈɔː.ɹəl/ UK
- /ˈoɹəl/ Canada, US
- /ˈɑ.ɹəl/ East Coast, dialectal
- /ˈoː.ɹəl/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈoː.rəl/ India
- /ˈo(ː)ɹəl/
Sounds like aural · Rhymes with -ɔːɹəl, -ɒɹəl
Where it comes from
PIE word
*h₁óh₃s
Early 17th century borrowing from Late Latin ōrālis, from ōs (“the mouth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
adjective
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Relating to the mouth.
oral hygiene
Similar: mouthly
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Done or taken by the mouth.
And most neurologists are in the habit of prescribing antispasticity drugs like tizanidine and baclofen, which are oral and inexpensive, but which cause drowsiness and weaken every muscle in the body, not just the target ones.
Similar: mouthly
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Pronounced by the voice resonating in the mouth, as the vowels in English.
Similar: mouthly
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Relating to or denoting a stage of infantile psychosexual development during which libidinal gratification is derived from intake (as of food), by sucking, and later by biting.
Similar: mouthly
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Of, relating to, or characterized by personality traits of passive dependency and aggressiveness.
Similar: mouthly
- Spoken rather than written. an oral presentation
- Relating to the transmission of information or literature by word of mouth.
- Using speech or the lips especially in teaching the deaf.
- Not having reached the stage of literacy.
noun orals
- A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class. We've got our Spanish oral tomorrow.
- A physical examination of the mouth.
- Ellipsis of oral sex I gave my boyfriend oral for the first time on his birthday.
- Ellipsis of oral steroid
Oral²
Where it comes from
Ultimately from Latin Aurelius.
proper noun
- A male given name from Latin of American usage
Oral³
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Kazakh Орал (Oral).
proper noun
- A city in Kazakhstan.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cheek, buccal, viva voce, spoken, unwritten, oral exam, oral examination, mouth, dental, actinal, ingestion, plough, aural, orale, aloud, roll
Translations
Every language
adj relating to the mouth
| Español | oral, bucal, bocal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 구두의 gudu-ui, 입의 ib-ui |
| 日本語 | 口頭の kōtō no |
| 中文 | 口的 kǒu de, 口腔的 kǒuqiāng de |
| Português | oral |
| Français | oral, buccal |
| Deutsch | oral |
| Italiano | orale |
| Ελληνικά | στοματικός stomatikós |
| Română | oral |
| Русский | ротово́й rotovój, ора́льный orálʹnyj |
| العربية | فَمَوِيّ famawiyy |
adj spoken
| Español | oral |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 구전 gujeon, 구술 gusul, 구두 gudu |
| 日本語 | 口伝 kuden, 口述 kōjutsu, 口頭 kōtō |
| 中文 | 口頭 /口头 kǒutóu, 口語的 /口语的 kǒuyǔ de, 口述的 kǒushù de |
| Português | oral |
| Français | oral |
| Deutsch | mündlich |
| Italiano | orale |
| Ελληνικά | προφορικός proforikós |
| Română | oral |
| Русский | у́стный ústnyj, слове́сный slovésnyj |
| العربية | شَفَهِيّ šafahiyy, شَفَوِيّ šafawiyy, مَنْطُوق manṭūq |
adj taken by the mouth
| 中文 | 口服 kǒufú |
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title = {oral},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oral},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
