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The Answer

ORAL

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Notes

The answer ORAL is very common and appears about once every 26 puzzles.

Related Clues

Actinal
Aloud
Buccal
___ fixation
Nuncupative
Pronounced
Roberts
Said
Spoken
Test
Uttered
Voiced
Doctoral examination
Evangelist Roberts
Examination format
Form of exam
Kind of account
Kind of cavity
Kind of exam
Kind of history
Kind of hygiene
Kind of testimony
Kind of tradition
Mr. Roberts
Rev. Roberts
Reverend Roberts
Viva voce
Viva-voce
Word-of-mouth
Face-to-face exam
Kind of history or pathology
Like much folklore
Like some history
Start for hygiene or Roberts
Like some contracts
Like Dr. Sabin's vaccine

Definition

ORAL as a noun:

1. (oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce, viva) = an examination conducted by word of mouth

ORAL as an adjective:

1. (oral, unwritten) = using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement"
2. of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"
3. of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located; "the oral cavity"; "the oral mucous membrane"; "the oral surface of a starfish"
4. a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression