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"oral" in English

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oraladjective

uk ​ /ˈɔː.rəl/ us ​ /ˈɔːr.əl/

oralnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˈɔː.rəl/ us ​ /ˈɔːr.əl/

› an exam, often a type of language exam, in which you give spoken and not written answers:

When do you have your Spanish oral (= exam in spoken Spanish)?

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(Definition of “oral” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"oral" in American English

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oraladjective [ not gradable ]

us ​ /ˈɔr·əl, ˈoʊr-/

oral adjective [ not gradable ] (SPOKEN)

› spoken; not written:

an oral agreement/exam

oral adjective [ not gradable ] (MOUTH)

› of, taken by, or done to the mouth:

oral medication
oral surgery

(Definition of “oral” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

"oral" in Business English

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oraladjective

uk ​ /ˈɔːrəl/ us ​

› oral agreements, evidence, etc. are in spoken, not written, form:

A select committee will be taking oral evidence as part of its inquiry.
an oral agreement/communication
orally
adverb

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Can the contract be changed orally and still be considered legal?

(Definition of “oral” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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