oral
/ˈoɹəl/ adjective B2- Relating to the mouth. · oral hygiene· oral sex
- Done or taken by the mouth.
- Pronounced by the voice resonating in the mouth, as the vowels in English.
- 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.
- Of, relating to, or characterized by personality traits of passive dependency and aggressiveness.
- Spoken rather than written. · an oral presentation· an oral French exam
- Relating to the transmission of information or literature by word of mouth.
- Using speech or the lips especially in teaching the deaf.
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There he saw the grand-marshal, who charged him with an oral message to a Bonapartist in Paris, whose name I could not extract from him; but this mission was to prepare men’s minds for a return (it is the man who says this, sire)—a return which will soon occur.”
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