| Main Entry: |
oral |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
spoken |
Synonyms: |
articulate, ejaculatory, lingual, narrated, phonated, phonetic, phonic, recounted,
related,
said, sonant, sounded, told, unwritten, uttered,
verbal, viva voce, vocal, voiced, word-of-mouth
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| Notes: |
oral applies only to the spoken word but verbal can describe both spoken and written; oral means 'by mouth' or 'by spoken word' and verbal means 'written or spoken word' - so an oral agreement is spoken but a verbal agreement can be spoken or written |
Antonyms: |
printed, written
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