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oral

oral \'o-r-*l, 'o.r-, 'a:r-\ \-*-le-\ aj [L or-, os mouth; akin to OE o-ra 
   border, L ora] 1a: uttered by the mouth or in words : SPOKEN  1b: using 
   speech or the lips esp. in teaching the deaf  2a: of, given through, or 
   affecting the mouth  2b: being on or relating to the same surface as the 
   mouth written; VERBAL applies to the use of words whether in speech or in 
   writing often in contrast with other ways of communicating - oral.ly av SYN 
   syn VERBAL: ORAL usu. applies to what is spoken rather than