oral

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Spoken rather than written.

   The students gave an oral presentation in class.

2. 2
   adj

   Relating to or used in the mouth.

   Good oral hygiene helps prevent tooth decay.

3. 3
   noun

   A spoken test or examination, especially in a language.

   We have our Spanish oral tomorrow morning.

PIE word *h₁óh₃s Early 17th century borrowing from Late Latin ōrālis, from ōs (“the mouth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

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