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1. Using speech rather than writing
   "an oral agreement";
   - 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";
   - buccal
    
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

1. An examination conducted by spoken communication
   - oral exam, oral examination, viva voce, viva

Sounds like: aural

Derived forms: orals

See also: spoken

Type of: exam, examination, test

Antonym: aboral, anal

Encyclopedia: Oral, South Dakota