oral
/ˈoɹəl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
adj
Example Sentences
- "oral hygiene"
- "oral sex"
- "And most neurologists are in the habit of prescribing antispasticity drugs like tizanidine and baclofen, which are oral and inexpensive, but which cause drowsiness and weaken every muscle in the body, not just the target ones."
- "an oral presentation"
- "an oral French exam"
- "We've got our Spanish oral tomorrow."
Etymology
PIE word *h₁óh₃s Early 17th century borrowing from Late Latin ōrālis, from ōs (“the mouth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈoɹəl/
- British English: /ˈɔː.ɹəl/