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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

oral
     adj 1: using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an
            oral agreement [syn: unwritten]
     2: of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth;
        "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"
     3: (anatomy) of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the
        surface on which the mouth is located; "the oral cavity";
        "the oral mucous membrane"; "the oral surface of a
        starfish" [ant: aboral]
     4: (psychoanalysis) a stage in psychosexual development when
        the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth;
        fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence,
        selfishness, and aggression [ant: anal]
     n : an examination conducted by word of mouth [syn: oral exam,
          oral examination, viva voce]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Oral \O"ral\, a. [L. os, oris, the mouth, akin to Skr. [=a]s.
   Cf. Adore, Orison, Usher.]
   1. Uttered by the mouth, or in words; spoken, not written;
      verbal; as, oral traditions; oral testimony; oral law.

   2. Of or pertaining to the mouth; surrounding or lining the
      mouth; as, oral cilia or cirri.

Source: U.S. Gazetteer (1990) 

Oral, SD
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