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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)

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