oral
adjective
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a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth
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of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located“the oral cavity”
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using speech rather than writing“an oral tradition”unwritten
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of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth“oral hygiene”
noun
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an examination conducted by spoken communicationviva voce