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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
oral
/ˈɒɹəl/
adjective1 of 2
by mouth
- “His oral agreement may not mean anything without his signed contract.”Tatoeba
- “Oral tradition has existed for centuries.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
noun2 of 2
A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.
Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)