Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: oral-i-ty
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being oral.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Indeed, this reading is particularly inappropriate among these oralities and physicalities, bordering on cannibalism."
"The oralities and literacies of the past are regularly made the subject of inquiries by linguists, philosophers, theologians, anthropologists,"
"McLuhan thought that writing was a supplement to speech; in fact, it was sandwiched between two oralities"
"Falk's theory of consumption is based on evidence of a shift in the hierarchy between two oralities: speaking and eating."

Etymology

Etymology tree English oral Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English orality From oral + -ity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

oralities (plural)

Derived Forms

hyperorality

Questions

What does orality mean?: The state of being oral.
Where does orality come from?: Etymology tree English oral Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English orality From oral + -ity.

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