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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Late Latin
Origin: oralis, from Latin os 'mouth'

oral

1 adjective
     
Related topics: Human, Medicine
o‧ral1
1 spoken, not written:
oral history
an oral agreement
2HBHM relating to or involving the mouth:
oral hygiene
—orally adverb:
The drug should be taken orally.
The statement may be given orally or in writing.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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