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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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Nearby words

oral tradition, oral-formulaic, orale, oralism, oralist, orality, orally, oran, orang, orang-utan, orange

Origin of orality

First recorded in 1660–70; oral + -ity
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for orality

orality

[ ôr-ăl′ĭ-tē ]

n.

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