Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preoral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: pre-o-ral
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Situated in front of, or anterior to, the mouth.

adj

Prior to the oral stage, in Freudian psychoanalysis.

adj

Prior to an oral exam.

Example Sentences

"preoral aperture"
"preoral brush"
"preoral cavity"
"preoral nerve"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English oral English preoral From pre- + oral.

Inflected Forms

pre-oral (alternative)

Derived Forms

preorally

Antonyms

postoral

Rhymes With

oral post-oral pre-oral coral floral pastoral mayoral choral vicar-choral aural amoral binaural

Questions

What does preoral mean?: Situated in front of, or anterior to, the mouth.
Where does preoral come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English oral English preoral From pre- + oral.

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