orality

[ aw-ral-i-tee, oh-ral- ]

/ ɔˈræl ɪ ti, oʊˈræl- /

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noun Psychoanalysis.

the condition or quality of being oral; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the oral phase of psychosexual development.

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Origin of orality

First recorded in 1660–70; oral + -ity

Words nearby orality

oral hygiene, oral hygienist, oral interpretation, oralism, oralist, orality, Oral Law, orally, oral personality, oral sex, oral society

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How to use orality in a sentence

Orality is associated with fixed frames of existence and practical life.
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Within the broader Chinese culture, every effort was made to preserve characteristics of orality.
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This experience eventually settled and became more uniform through the means and constraints of orality.
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In our days, there is a far less pressing need to mimic orality in written signs.
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There is a strong new orality, with characteristics reminiscent of previous orality.
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British Dictionary definitions for orality

orality

/ (ɔːˈrælɪtɪ) /

noun

the quality of being oral

a tendency to favour the spoken rather than the written form of language

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