oral
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2.7
- adjective
- /ˈɔrəl/
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oral
- The teacher asked the students to prepare for their oral presentations next week.
- oral reading
- oral fluency
- oral language
And then, you know, oral traditions, probably about Socrates.
- And then, you know, oral traditions, probably about Socrates.
- They won't be skilled in composition or oral fluency.
- Think about a story as an oral movie.
- I'm intrigued by the idea that you conducted oral histories in order to do this novel.
- So, you know, the, the, the data is passed down through an oral tradition.
- So I I did give them my first, like, brief summary of my oral statement.
- So definitely that communication aspect needs to be there, whether it's written or oral.
Examples
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Okay, don't forget to study your French over the weekend for the oral exam on Monday and the quiz on Wednesday.
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Moreover, research has clearly established that oral language development sets the stage for learning to read.
Academic text (2013) -
Do you have any plans for allowing people to practice conversation or oral skills?
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These are to practice oral reading out loud.
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How can you make an oral argument?
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Okay, class, who would like to give their oral presentation first?
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You are now recognized for five minutes to present your oral testimony.
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During testing sessions, students were given written and oral instruction and were assigned to a group.
Academic text (2012) -
See, these stories are modern, oral folklore.
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Homework, classwork, discussion, research critiques, and oral presentations are also essential components of this course.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
4
3.6
A pill women take to prevent pregnancy by stopping the release of an egg
- Specialized
1
3.7
A disease in the mouth when harmful cells grow and form a lump often on the lips or tongue
- Specialized
1
3.7
A pill taken by mouth that prevents a woman from becoming pregnant
- Specialized
A speech sound made when air leaves only through the mouth, not the nose
- Specialized
A contagious infection that causes painful cold sores on or around the lips
- Jargon
A personality type that comes from early feeding problems and shows strong need for others or selfish, aggressive behavior
- Specialized
First stage of a baby's development when they feel pleasure from sucking and biting
- Specialized
A medicine people take by mouth that contains weakened polio virus to protect them from polio
- Specialized
The first stage of baby development when babies get pleasure from sucking or chewing
- Specialized
A medicine taken by mouth that contains three weakened live polio viruses to protect against polio
How Oral
Surface Forms
Morphology
oral = or + al
The sense 'spoken' is an extension of the basic 'mouth' idea and formed with '-al', but because the root is not a standalone English word, the relation may not be fully transparent to learners.
Etymology
Oral comes from the Latin oris 'mouth', the same idea behind orator (a public speaker). So oral meaning 'spoken' is easy to remember: it is speech that comes from the mouth.