orality

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

noun Psychoanalysis.

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

Origin of orality

First recorded in 1660–70; oral + -ity

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Examples from the Web for orality

Historical Examples of orality

In orality, things people refer to are closer to the words they use.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin
In orality, the experience pertinent to the word is shared in its entirety.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin
After the phase of orality, writing served both of them equally.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin
Within the broader Chinese culture, every effort was made to preserve characteristics of orality.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin
This experience eventually settled and became more uniform through the means and constraints of orality.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for orality

orality

noun

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

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orality in Medicine

orality

[ôr-ăl′ĭ-tē]

The psychic organization derived from and characteristic of the oral stage of psychosexual development.