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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
oral
    adj 1: using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition";
           "an oral agreement" [syn: oral, unwritten]
    2: of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral
       hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"
    3: 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: 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, anal retentive]
    n 1: an examination conducted by spoken communication [syn:
         oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce,
         viva]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Of or pertaining to the mouth; surrounding or lining the
      mouth; as, the oral cavity; oral cilia or cirri.
      [1913 Webster]

3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
ORAL. Something spoken in contradistinction to something written; as oral 
evidence, which is evidence delivered verbally by a witness, 



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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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